Something I find reassuring is to look at the actual tournament reports that have been posted. You'll see different styles of play have got posters to the final tables. You'll see that along the way they've had bad beats, suckouts and also made some very clever moves. It's encouraging because you'll realise you capable of close to the same. I suggest
Justin Bonomo's blog for a more straightforward approach (hope that's not offensive Justin) and Punker's posts for something a little offbeat, but nonetheless effective.