What is an overview for how protestants tend to regard progress in the spiritual life?

This question is similar to this one ("How is spiritual progress described in eastern monastic traditions?") . But mine is directed towards Protestants, and includes how they even speak of this topic. It seems that the language I'm used to as a Catholic isn't the norm for Protestants. Catholics can generally "speak the same language" in regards to advancing in the spiritual life. But the spiritual theology of the Church is also diverse enough to provide for the needs of people from different walks of life at different stages of the spiritual life. But the common elements usually include: * What virtues one has, how they have increased or decreased in the individual * Regular reception of the Sacraments * Regular and frequent examinations of conscience * Spiritual direction from a priest * Increasing prayer, esp. the Rosary, or the Divine Office, or other devotions What is the equivalent in Protestantism, if there can even be said to be such?