Scene to read · Motivation, Resilience
Saturday clay, Tuesday classes
You are a friend of Xenia and Yannick, and Yannick asked you to come along this morning.
Sunday morning in a bookshop café. Xenia, 38, and Yannick, 51, have shared a weekly pottery class for years. Yannick has been accepted into a part-time certificate whose class meets at the same time, and has asked you to sit in while they talk.
The scene
Yannick: The certificate meets Sundays, so I'd drop pottery. I really want this.
Xenia: Pottery's our one fixed time. It feels like you're halfway out.
Yannick: I'm not leaving you. Staying for us could make me resent it.
Xenia: Then tell me honestly what you'd do if you were me.
The two questions
- 1What would you say to Xenia and Yannick, and what would you encourage them to do?
- 2Describe a time you had to choose between a personal goal and a routine or commitment you shared with others. How did you decide?
What raters look for
- Motivation
- Shows genuine, sustained drive and a clear reason for choices, including when work is unglamorous.
- Resilience
- Recovers from setbacks, manages stress constructively, and learns from failure.
Answer scenarios like this on the real timers
Answer both questions on the clock, and get each one scored 1–9 the way raters score. Your first set is free, no card.
Practice free
