MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Mindset

Limiting Beliefs

Ask a mentor what blind spots first-time founders often underestimate in themselves.

Share one limiting belief with a founder peer—ask if they’ve faced it and how they overcame it.

Request feedback after a pitch where you spoke despite fear—compare it with how you felt inside.

Ask another founder to share a time they doubted themselves but pushed through—what helped them?

Record three positive things mentors said about you this week—note which ones surprised you.

Create a feedback loop with a co-founder to challenge limiting founder stories you both carry.

Empowering Beliefs

Ask an investor what belief they think drives your pitch—does it align with what you intend to project?

Share an empowering belief with your co-founder—ask how they’ve applied it in tough moments.

Create a small founder circle to exchange stories of growth through empowering beliefs.

Tell a mentor how their belief in themselves inspired you—start a conversation on impact.

Ask for feedback on how your attitude affects team energy—does belief in growth show clearly?

Post an empowering founder belief on your desk—ask peers to share theirs with you.

Opportunity beliefs

Ask a founder friend to share a time when a failure opened an unexpected opportunity.

Invite a peer founder to challenge your view on your market—ask what opportunity they see.

Share your current challenge and ask three peers what upside they’d explore in your case.

Discuss with a founder friend how you both find value in setbacks—compare lessons learned.

Ask your co-founder: “What’s one market opportunity you think I’m overlooking right now?”

Have a reverse feedback session: ask how you spot or miss opportunities under stress.

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