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1、Unit5 TwoBasicWaystoSeeGrowth Therearetwobasicwaystoseegrowth:oneasaproduct,theotherasaprocess.Peoplehavegenerallyviewedpersonalgrowthasanexternalresultorproductthatcanbeidentifiedandmeasured.Theworkerwhogetsapromotion,thestudentwhosegradesimprove,theforeignerwholearnsanewlanguage--al
2、ltheseareexamplesofpeoplewhohavemeasurableresultstoshowfortheirefforts. Bycontrast,theprocessofpersonalgrowthismuchmoredifficulttodetermine,sincebydefinition,itisajourneyandnotthespecificsignpostsandlandmarksalongtheway.Theprocessisnottheroaditself,butrathertheattitudesandfeelingspeopl
3、ehave,theircautionandcourage,astheyencounternewexperiencesandunexpectedobstacles.Intheirprocess,thejourneyneverreallyends;therearealwaysnewwaystoexperiencetheworld,newideastotry,newchallengestoaccept. Inordertogrow,totravelnewroads,peopleneedtohaveawillingnesstotakerisks,toconfronttheu
4、nknown,andtoacceptthepossibilitythattheymayfailatfirst.Howweseeourselvesaswetryanewwayofbeingisessentialtoourabilitytogrow.Doweperceiveourselvesasquickandcurious?Ifso,thenwetendtotakemorechancesandtobemoreopentounfamiliarexperiences.Dowethinkweareshyandindecisive?Thenoursenseoftimidityc
5、ancauseustohesitate,tomovemoreslowly,andnottotakeastepuntilweknowthegroundissafe.Dowethinkweareslowtoadapttochangeorthatwearenotsmartenoughtocopewithanewchallenge?Thenwearelikelytotakeamorepassiveroleornottotryatall. Thesefeelingsofinsecurityandself-doubtarebothunavoidableandnecessaryi
6、fwearetochangeandgrow.Ifwedonotconfrontandovercometheseinternalfearsanddoubts,ifweprotectourselvestoomuch,thenweceasetogrow.2Webecometrappedinsideashellofourownmaking.2
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