People have____1___viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a___2___that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose___3___improve, and the foreigner who learns a new language—all these are____4___of people who have___5___results to show for their efforts.

　　By contrast, the____6___of personal growth is much more difficult to____7___， since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or____8___along the way.

　　The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have, and their caution or courage, as they____9___new experiences and unexpected difficulties.

　　In this process, the___10__ never really ends; there are always new ways to experience in the world, new ideas to try, new___11__ to accept.

　　In order to grow, to travel on new roads, people need to have a(n)____12___to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “__13__” at first.

　　How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and____14__？ If so, then we tend to take more___15__ and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we're shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to____16__， to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt to change or that we're not___17__ enough to deal with a new challenge.

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