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I'm sure reading that subject line, some of you are scratching you head with "What on earth is this guy thinking?" running through your mind. But the fact is I have actually learned quite a lot about running a business from my interest in video games. Not just from the storylines or the characters, but from the actual mechanics and playing of video games. So let's dive into this subject a little bit so you can see what I mean and maybe you'll gain a new understanding of how video games can influence people's lives beyond the so-often touted negativity we see in the media.
The first and possibly most obvious lesson you learn from video games is that it's ok to make a mistake. This lesson I learned early on from my first foray into Super Mario Bros. on the NES. This makes sense, right? No matter what happens, if I make a mistake in a video game, I get another chance. If I run out of extra lives or I run out of hit points, even then I can reset and start again from a save point. Now, in real life a mistake can have some pretty drastic consequences, including bankruptcy or even death. However, fear of those outcomes will be a major stumbling block for any success outside of the ordinary, which is exactly what business requires. I can't think of a better lesson to apply to life than making a mistake is ok. In fact, in this regard, video games are WAY better than school. You're punished over and over for making mistakes in school and encouraged never to do it. In the real world, mistakes are how we learn and grow and improve. Just like playing a video game

I make a mistake in a video game, I learn from it, I probably figure out a way to get around the obstacle that caused me to make the first mistake, and it improves my future ability to identify similar problems and one of several solutions to get past it. Ok, so I think you're getting a taste for how this is going to go, right?
The next thing I've learned is make sure you keep expanding when you have the resources to do so, otherwise you could end up running out of income from your location and without the means to accomplish your goal. This lesson I learned playing a strategy title called StarCraft. In the game, you have to mine ore and a type of vapor gas to construct your military units. However, there is a finite amount of these resources at each location, so if you want to keep bringing in income to power your system (your base and units), you need to keep finding new sources. However, you also need to be sure you have enough resources to support the expansion, because if you don't have enough troops to protect your new expansion while it is building, you'll waste a lot of resources and time trying to set it up only to lose it to the enemy. This analogy applies in multiple ways to real life