下面的句子摘自 2016 年高考江苏卷完形填空：

Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might qualify for growth.

这句不太好理解，更不好翻译，尤其句子的最后部分。

原文背景：

Never at a loss for words, I tried to find things in my life that might qualify for growth. I told him about the many activities in which I was involved. And I went into a speech about how hard I worked and the gains I was making. I must have talked for ten minutes. Kurt listened patiently, but then he finally smiled and said, “You don’t have a personal plan for growth, do you?”