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 Fig...