Take your conversation skills to the next level by navigating these issues like a pro when conversing with military people. Today's lesson comes from our 21-page article titled "4 Ways to Make A Meaningful Connection With Military People," which you can download for free. Originally written to assist people of faith in having these conversations, these words can benefit all of us through their dual purpose of: 1) helping you craft your message, and 2) furthering our mission of eliminating the negative stigma around military service.

A fellow veteran once said to me: "You're such an accomplished woman." My actual response out loud, "Am I?" I wasn't being falsely modest. I genuinely didn't know. Because I don't think much about my credentials: B.A. in 2005—that was a long time ago M.A. in 2022—took forever to finish Military service—yet I never deployed to combat Building this business—we're still small Let me pause on that last one. Do you know the actual SBA definition of a "small business"? Depending on your industry, you can have 500 employees or make millions in revenue and still be classified as small. But I was using "small" like it meant "not enough yet." Like it carried shame. Being shameful and being humble are not the same thing. Humility recognizes gifts received. Shame dismisses value earned.