Developed by: Veterans Re-Entry Education Program Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Higher Education Veterans Program MN Department of Veterans Affairs MN ARNG Deployment Cycle Support 1 Funded in part by a 2009 congressionally-directed grant award, P116Z MyMilitary

For Your Service To Our Country! 2 Photo : Sgt. Lynette Hoke, MN Army National Guard Public Affairs

 You will have:  Reflected upon where you are at with goal-setting  Set a SMART Goal  Actions to meet this goal  Timelines for goal achievement  Establish your support network for goal achievement  Identify of obstacles and plan for adjustments  Better knowledge of resources for goal achievement 3

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Setting Career and Life Goals 5

 The process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or stress.  It means “bouncing back” from difficult experiences.  Important aspects of resiliency for this workshop are: - setting realistic goals - taking decisive actions towards those goals 6

7 Life Goals Family Spirituality FinanceHealthEducationCareer Communication w/Significant OtherCommunication w/Children Communication w/Parents Budget TSP IRA/Savings Prayer/Meditation Service Next Assignment Promotion Military Education Civilian Education PT Score Weight Run X miles

 Get out of debt  Go to college  Lose weight  Spend more time with family  Advance career 8

 S pecific  M easureable  A ttainable  R ealistic  T imely  Get out of debt  Go to college  Lose weight  Spend more time with family  Advance career 9

10 SMART Goal Action Plan Example

MY GOALS 11

MyMilitary GPS LifePlan: Connecting You to Goal Setting Resources 12

13 Click on the tabs to view each category of the MyMilitary GPS LifePlan. Click here to view tutorial overviews of the GPS LifePlan and eFolio.

14 Main Topics Additional topics may appear after clicking a section. Hot links for each category

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19 Education benefits for veterans, service members, and dependents.

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21 Wellness topics include physical and mental health resources.

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Now, write down your:  Actions steps and time of completion  Your support network  Obstacles and Adjustments 24

 Now, share your goal with at least one other person  Later, share your goal with those you listed in your support network 25

 What was the goal-setting experience like for you?  In what other goal areas might you apply this method? 26

 Change is a process and not a one-time event  It takes about 30 days to develop a habit – What can you do for at least 5 minutes each for the next 30 days towards this goal?  Set-backs can be expected. Establish small goals and gradually work towards bigger and harder to achieve goals.  Situate yourself – where have you been? Where are you? Where do you want to go? 27

Tracking Goals 28

MyLifePlan: Track Your Progress with eFolio A web based electronic portfolio to save and display MyMilitary GPS LifePlan or other important plans and documents of your life. 4 Ways eFolio can assist you: 1) Serves as the iPERMS of the academic world 2) Tool to plot, track & manage your career & other plans. 3) Way to demonstrate accomplishments to interested others. 4) Also a tool to use for supervision, coaching, mentoring. 29

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31 Web pages included in “gpsmnguard” code.

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33 Veterans Re-Entry Education Program Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Higher Education Veterans Program Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs Deployment Cycle Support Minnesota Army National Guard V2 February 2014