Getting started/learning/getting into game programming.

• Invest enough hours in this.
• It would probably be useful to learn how to use drawing/animation programs.
• It would be usefull if you learn to model in 3d editing programs.
• Video editing is something that you will probably need to learn about.
• It could help if you could use sound/music editing programs.
• Look for tutorial video's.
• Learn a couple of languages so you will be able to read more example code online and in books ect.
• Do not be afraid to ask questions on game programming forums. (Do look if the question has not been asked yet.)
• Look at gameplay video's and think on how you would be able to program cenrtain things from that yourself.
• Study games by playing them.
• Spend money to learn how to programming better.
• Buy and read programming books.
• Buy tutorials/art/programming languages/libraries/tools.
• Pay someone to teach you specific things.
• Make reusable code/parts. (lego coding)
• Try and stay motivated and keep it fun.
• If you spend a lot of time learning game programming then you will get better. 
• Make a lot of things.