1. GPS LifePlan Goals + Plans = Success
PersonalPlan
This holistic program helps you connect with resources and support in your personal life as well.

2. Got Questions? Explored the transition resources?
Assessed your resiliency and ability to adapt to change?
Established personal fitness goals?
Examined the physical and mental
wellness resources?
In order to be as successful as possible, it's a good idea to pay attention to your physical and mental well-being. Balancing the various commitments in your life can be a challenge. It is important that you take time to take care of yourself. Good health is more than the absence of illness. To be truly healthy, a person should focus on having a healthy body and a healthy mind.
The time and effort you commit to your personal wellness will pay off. As a healthy person, you will be more prepared to handle all the changes and challenges that may come your way.
Researched how to manage healthy relationships?

3. Deployment Support Reintegration
MN Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
Project new Hope
Family Preparation Academy
Strong Bonds Marriage Retreat
Checklist for Deploying While in School
Veterans Linkage Line
MilitaryOne Source
Reintegration
MN Family Support Resources
Battlemind Training
Mental Health Resources
Project New Hope
VA Hospitals and Mental Health Services
Helping Children Cope During Deployment
Understanding Post-Deployment Stress Symptoms
MN Nat’l Guard Youth Camps
Whether you are preparing for a deployment or in the midst of one, there are resources to assist you in the transitions that you will encounter in the process. Preparation can ease the stress that can occur during this time for you and your loved ones.
If you have completed a deployment or preparing to return from one, you may find that reintegrating back into civilian life may have its challenges. This is a normal response to adapting to what may be a completely different environment. Using the resources that are available to you in this process is important since it can help you accomplish your personal goals and plans more effectively.

4. Goal Setting Workshop Step by Step Process of Setting Goals
Goal Examples in Career, Education, Finance, Leadership, and Personal Areas
Goal Templates in Each Area
Blank Forms for Additional Goals
Brief Tutorial to Begin Your GPS LifePlan eFolio
This online goal setting workshop walks you through the goal setting process step by step so that you can develop the action steps needed to reach your goals. This includes examples of a common goal is each of the 5 areas of the GPS LifePlan, templates for each of these goals that can help you write your own goals in each area, as well as blank forms to develop additional goals. The online workshop also includes a brief tutorial on how you can begin developing your free electronic portfolio.

5. Transitioning to College
Military to College Guide for Student Veterans
Resiliency Quiz
Americans with Disability
MN Dept. of VA Higher Education Veterans Programs
Services for Students with Disabilities
Minnesota State Council on Disability
Adult Learners
How to Cope with Change
PACER Center
Interactive Resiliency Course
LIFE BALANCE
The transition to college can be both exciting and challenging. Recognizing what issues you may encounter and learning how to balance all aspects of your life can help ease this transition. The links and information in this section will help you with questions you may have.

6. MANAGING STRESS Stress Stress Resources
Tips for Returning Service Members
Targeting Stress Workbook
Military Pathways Online Mental Health Assessment
Managing Stress
Relaxing Your Body and Mind
Understanding Post Deployment Stress
Stress and College
How to Reduce, prevent and Cope with Stress
AfterDeployment.org: Life Stress Program
Stress at Work
MANAGING STRESS
Stress is a fact of modern day life. Managing your stress is key to living a healthy life. These resources can help you develop new strategies to managing the stress that is inevitable in your life.

7. Maintaining Well Being
Improving Physical Health
Managing Emotions
Healthy Living
Mental Health Conditions and Resources
Physical Activity
Nutrition 4 Life
Vets Connection
ChooseMyPlate
Perfectionism
Herbal Information
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Why is Sleep Important?
Suicide Prevention
College Student Health Survey Report
Mental Health Resources
Alcohol and Tobacco
MN Service C.O.R.E.
Drugs: Illegal and Prescription
Military Family Life Consultants
Addiction
Military Pathways Online Mental Health Assessment
Crisis Hotlines
Cancer Awareness
VA Medical Centers and Vet Centers Locator Map
Heart Health
Safe and Responsible Sex
Anger Management
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
PHYSICAL WELLNESS
A quick check reveals more than 50 resources one could use to take care of their body and mind. These websites are intended to serve as sources of general information. If you have specific questions or concerns, please seek out and contact a health professional to talk about any unique situations..
MENTAL WELLNESS

8. Home, Family and Community
Apply for a Food Assistance Program
MN National Guard Youth Camps
At Risk Youth Resource
Find a Food Shelter Near You
Child Care Information and Assistance
Minnesota Health Care Programs
Resources for the Uninsured
Family Education
Find Affordable Housing
MN Child Care Resource and Referral Network
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
American Refugee Center
Lawyer Referral and Information Service
The Center for Victims of Torture
The Immigrant Law Center
Legal Assistance
Refugee Health Care (MN)
Helping Children Cope During Deployment
Carpool in Minnesota
Minnesota Public Transportation
COMMUNITY
RESOURCES
Sometimes life gets in the way of life. There are resources out there so you can deal with life AND continue reach your goals. Check them out: food or legal assistance, child care and transportation are just a few of the dozens of sites to use.

9. Personal Relationships
Grief and Loss
Healthy Relationship Looks Like
Relationship Breakups
Assertive Communication
Coping with Separation and Divorce
Communicating with your Instructor
Helping Your Child Through a Divorce
Conflict Resolution
The Aurora Center
Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women
List of Minnesota Counseling Services by County
Signs and Symptoms of Domestic Abuse
All About Sexual Orientation and Sexual Identity
Sexual Harassment
Roommate Tips
Roommate Survival Guide
HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS
Relationships come in many shapes and sizes and they can change often. It is important for you to know how to maintain and manage healthy relationships with the people in your life – so you can continue to succeed. The quality of your personal and professional relationships has a great impact on your emotional and physical well-being. Please refer to this section for information on Grief and Loss, Harassment and Discrimination, Healthy Relationships and more.

10. So…Use this site Effective way to find answers Easy to use
Best resources all in one place
So, use this site because it is an effective place find answers to your career questions. The CareerPlan, like the rest of the GPS LifePlan is easy to use. Best of all, it represents the best resources all in one place.