8 - The first-year boss
In every game, at the end of a series of levels or challenges, there is the ‘boss’ you have to defeat. There is three things to think about when it comes to you as a hero in your own story while coming eye-to-eye with a challenge:
The Boss Challenge
What is your biggest challenge in this study? This can be a certain skill that you find hard to learn but can also be a metaskill like finding it hard to plan or keeping to deadlines or being easily distracted.
This is what your boss is. If you imagine this difficulty like a boss-monster, what would it look like? Is your boss something that hides away and suddenly pops up? Or is it one that often torments you? Does it look friendly or is it obviously evil-looking?
The Pain
What is the fear that is keeping you back? Do you think you can not reach something or don’t have the power to do so? The boss is using your fear against you, what would it look like, what kind of powers is the boss using against you and what is your weakness?
The Fight
Now think about fighting this boss. You know in every game, the boss is defeatable even when it’s just done by doing the challenge several times (in fact everywhere you learn by doing and repeating!). What do you need to do to defeat this boss? Is it exercise? Is it looking up certain things? Whatever it is: you can do it!
The Boss Challenge
What is your biggest challenge in this study? This can be a certain skill that you find hard to learn but can also be a metaskill like finding it hard to plan or keeping to deadlines or being easily distracted.
This is what your boss is. If you imagine this difficulty like a boss-monster, what would it look like? Is your boss something that hides away and suddenly pops up? Or is it one that often torments you? Does it look friendly or is it obviously evil-looking?
The Pain
What is the fear that is keeping you back? Do you think you can not reach something or don’t have the power to do so? The boss is using your fear against you, what would it look like, what kind of powers is the boss using against you and what is your weakness?
The Fight
Now think about fighting this boss. You know in every game, the boss is defeatable even when it’s just done by doing the challenge several times (in fact everywhere you learn by doing and repeating!). What do you need to do to defeat this boss? Is it exercise? Is it looking up certain things? Whatever it is: you can do it!
If you like it you can make a drawing or pick an image that is symbolic for this boss-fight. Imagine yourself fighting and winning the challenge! Put this image somewhere as a reminder of what you can do.