So recently I have been trying to apply for co-op jobs/internships, and I have had clashes between what I need versus what I want in a job. I need a job which can allow me to use my ideas creatively to create a positive beautiful change but I also want a job which pays well and the co-op is for a longer period of time to increase my chances of getting a job that pays well after graduation. But knowing myself deeply recently, I am honestly not a goal oriented person after reflecting on my likes and dislikes. I don’t care about achieving the goal as much as I care about the process, which means I’m a slow individual as I enjoy reflecting as I take each step, in fact it comes very natural to me, without even thinking about it. However when I’m moving really fast, I get really confused as I can't reflect as I’m moving. After achieving small goals frequently in my life I find that it makes me feel good and then we move on, but overtime what I have learned about achieving small goals, milestones that are more important to me are the learning process and this often occurs when we don’t get what we want on time. I think when setting goals, sometimes we are so focused on what we want that we forget what we learned throughout the process of getting that thing we wanted so badly. In a world that keeps skiing for us to do more, go fast, go and get more, don’t stop, that is clearly not suitable for everyone, like myself. I sometimes find myself getting confused as to why I’m running to a job which promises a high pay while neglecting my likes, my mental health, doing jobs which I don’t value. We often forget to nurture our mental health, and soul in expense of going after our financial wants. This thought made me realize to truly identify our stresses we need to identify our needs. For some people, their need is variety, to identify the many things that drives them, for some people; which means they would like to engage in many activities to nurture their mind, and for some it’s perfection; which means they like to focus on a few things they care about to achieve expertise in them, and I belong to this category, which society might deem as slow, never progressing. However according to me if I do bunch of things at the same time which has no meaning to me, I can’t really reflect on my progress as they were never my goals in the first place but outside goals which has been placed upon me by the environment and I don’t know where I’m going when I’m surrounded with too many things all at the same time, all for the purpose of getting a job that pays really well, if my health is suffering at the end of the day, what good is the money to me, can I enjoy my relationships when I keep coming stressed, why should I allow others needs to move me at the expense of neglecting my own life. Essentially the message here is that if you want to identify your stresses, identify your needs, what you can’t compromise. Note that what you need might not be what you like. For example a diabetes patient might need to stay away from sugar, but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t want sugar. In a fast moving world it is important to identify your needs versus your wants. Wants are things you desire but can survive and enjoy a good life without them, needs are things you need to basically survive. Note your needs can be categorized in 3 forms; social, financial, physician health, and mental health.