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You're style is more "survival" and not so much "trying to win". This would explain your average performance thus far. It's not a game killer, you just need to tweak it a little. First off remember that outlasting 1/3 of the field just means you're not a donkey, it's not a big achievement.
First, and this is critical, tight doesn't have to mean a rock, people seem to confuse the two. When you start a tournament the blinds/stack relationship is more akin to a cash game with everyone at about 100 big blinds. This is the basic requirement for a "deepstack" situation. Therefore, it is best to approach it like a cash game, look for cheap flops you can see with suited connectors, small pairs, preferably from late position. Blind steal from late position if you think you can (based on your assessment of the blinds) for more pots. Two good things will happen from this, one, you will probaby hit a few concealed monsters (and get WELL paid off for them since everyone else will think you're playing as a rock like they are) and you will establish a great table image for later. Because after the first few rounds when the blinds increase you will now have a short stack scenario. THIS is the time to start only playing those premium cards and abandoning the cash game strategy since most flops will be contensted and you will most likely be all-in either pre or post flop due to pot sizes and blind stucture. Now, since you established a loose image earlier when you get to this point you're bigger hands will get paid off since everyone will figure you're still playing this way. By starting loose-aggressive with a deepstack, and moving to tight aggressive with a shortstack, you should be able to make the money more consistently. Good luck and have fun!
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