Gaming at a "professional" level.

In today's ever growing society, the usual jobs still remain. We still have fast food employees, construction workers, doctors, nurses and pro sports players. However, among these jobs a new occupation is beginning to become more and more popular as time progresses. This occupation is none other than professional gaming. That's right, more and more frequently, teens and adults alike are being paid to do what they enjoy the most, play video games. The spectrum of these games range from playing soccer on an XBOX360 to First-Person Shooters on the PC, but they all share one thing in common, Money.

Organizations such as The CGS, (Championship Gaming Series), contract players for more than 30,000$ a year to play seasons that last for only 2 months. While the numbers are nice, not everyone has what it takes to play at the professional level. It takes many years of practice not only on the individual level, but working together as a team to reach the talent that organizations such as Los Angeles CompLexity already maintain. Just like with any other skill, professional gaming requires Desire, Dedication, and most importantly, Discipline. These three "D"'s were the basis of one of the first professional E-Sports organizations, Team3D, which is now known as 3D.NY, New York's CGS team.

If you have an interest in becoming a professional gamer, but fear you do not have what it takes, don't let your hopes down just yet. The community that comes with E-Sports is always willing to offer its help when you ask for it. Professional gamers Ron "Rambo" Kim as well as Ognian "steel" Gueorguiev, have recently released their 200+ Page guide "The art of Counter-Strike", or "TAO-CS", which provides in depth write ups, videos, and personal opinions to help make YOU a better Counter-Strike player. However, reading a guide and watching some videos will not make you a better gamer. Applying these lessons in the correct situation and having faith in yourself and your abilities are the steps required to achieve your goals, and the only person who can do that is you.

As stated above, not everyone has what it takes to become a professional gamer. The amount of skill required can only be paralleled by the amount of dedication. The most important thing you can do is the stay in school and maintain your education while keeping gaming as a hobby, until one day you feel you are ready to make the commitment that is needed as a pro gamer.

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