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There are two basic ways to see growth: One as a product, the other as a process. People have (36) viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can easily be identified and measured. By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since by (37) it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but rather the attitudes and feelings people have, their caution or courage, as they (38) new experiences and unexpected (39) In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to (40) the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept. In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a (41) to take risks, to (42) the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may "fail" at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is (43) to our ability to grow. Do we perceive ourselves as quick and curious (44) Do we think we’re shy and indecisive (45) Do we think we’re slow to adapt to change or that we’re not smart enough to cope with a new challenge Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all. (46) If we do not confront and overcome these internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making.