I have dived into XBox's Burnout - Takedown the last week logging 20+ hours for a total of 40+ hours to date.  But hey! I am now winning!

My buddy who beat me two weeks ago took a beating last Saturday as I won 4 out of 5 times and it was not even close.  The week before he was better than me.  20 hours of pratice and it was Game Over for him.  What does it takes to win?

For about 4 or 5 days I was stucked to one track.  I need to place 1st to get more tracks and new cars.  I was stuck at 18% completion for the game.  This is what you call FRUSTRATION.

With practice, I must have done this one track more times than I care to count - north of 25 times.  As I try and try again, my driving skills improved and I got to know the track really well.  But, this was not enought to win.

On the game I won, I did let it all hang out - as in, this is all I have BABY and it's all or nothing.  I did not hold back and was on the attack the whole time.  My mind was suspended in time and if my house was on fire and I would not notice.  Every moment of the game was focused on finishing first. 

Warcraft  is a game dear to my heart and I am good at it having logged north of 700+ hours (I don't need much sleep folks ) over the last 3 years.  I did loose a lot in the beginning.  When I finally started to win against humans and the Computer at the INSANE level, I had adopted the strategy of "I am going to KILL you.  Your arse is mine."  Prior to this mindset, I did think about strategy and defense and build.  Now I have only one thought in my mind - to build a army as fast as I can to destroy my opponent.  To win you need to master the controls and have a singular purpose - winning.

So? You may ask?  What is your point?

Having gamed, I did look at an accomplished gamer as someone who can solve problems and do it with unresolved focus to get the job done.  I think those are pretty good traits - don't you?