Explained in Yin-Yang Five Element

Metal of Wood Element -
Yin of Yang/Yang Element - Animal Self

Period of personality imprint -
From the birth to ego, around 3 years to 28 years. Particularly at young adult stage.

Five Questions (Existential) - What Do You Want?
Five Questions (Metaphorical) -
Q. You've set a goal and walking the path. Suddenly appears a formidable mountain that blocks your way. What would you do?
A. I will find the way around.
Sometimes it is best to not take the risk, or accept that I made the wrong choice.

A Few Words about the Condition

The Earth and the Wood elements are our animal self. We must make our moves to get what we want.
While the Earth controls muscles, the Wood control joints and tendons, meaning it controls the direction.

Then the question is how straight you go, and the quality of your changing the direction.
You can use many adjectives: Sharp, soft, light, heavy....

In the case of "Flexibility", changing one's course like water, taking the path of least resistance. As a river may never reach the summit, but you will certainly reach the ultimate goal, to be one with the ocean.