MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Mindset

Intrinsic Motivation

Journal about the last time you lost track of time working on your idea—what made it so engaging and fulfilling?

Reflect on which parts of building energize you most—how could you increase those moments more often?

Explore how childhood interests still influence what drives your entrepreneurship—what themes continue?

Write about a time you felt proud of effort, not results—what did it reveal about your founder motivation?

Identify a moment when external pressure distracted you from your founder vision—how can you guard against it again?

List three values that guide your venture—how are they showing up in this week’s choices?

Extrinsic Motivation

Reflect on how recognition shapes your drive as a founder—what kind motivates you most: praise, visibility, or results?

Write about a time external rewards (like investor praise) kept you going—what sustained you in that moment?

Explore moments when you relied too much on external praise—what impact did it have on your startup decisions?

Journal about how financial incentives influence your choices—do they align or clash with your values?

Think back to when you last received recognition—what impact did it have on your focus afterward?

Reflect on your current growth metrics—are they motivating, distracting, or needing redesign?

No Fear

Journal about a time your prototype failed—what story did you tell yourself, and how would you rewrite it now?

Journal about a time you acted despite startup uncertainty—what happened, and how did it shape your path?

Reflect on your earliest memory of rejection—how has it shaped your approach to pitching and asking for support?

Reflect on where your fear of failure comes from—whose voice or past experience shaped that belief?

Reflect on what startup uncertainty triggers in you—loss of control, failure, embarrassment, or something else?

Journal about a time you faced rejection—how did you internalize it, and what story did you tell yourself?

Identify how fear of failure shows up in your body—what physical cues appear before you freeze or stall?

Write about a moment when not knowing led to growth—how did the experience unfold in your venture?

Explore what you fear most about rejection—loss of respect, disconnection, embarrassment, or something else?

Think of a founder who embraces failure—how do they reframe it differently than you usually do?

Explore your startup decision-making style—do you delay until certainty, or act with partial clarity?

Think of a founder who handles rejection well—what beliefs help them stay grounded?

Write about a success that came only after a startup mistake—how did that failure unlock something?

Reflect on the cost of waiting for certainty—what founder experiences has hesitation blocked you from?

Reflect on when you rejected yourself by not trying—what would’ve changed if you had acted instead?

List three opportunities you missed because you feared failing—what would you do differently today?

List three areas in your venture where ambiguity is present—how are you managing each one?

List three things you didn’t do recently because you feared rejection—what if you tried just one now?

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