On Father’s day, one of our cats went out and never came home. He was relatively young — only about 11 or 12, but we had him from the day he was born. (His mama still lives with us). Anyway, about a month ago, my wife went to Atlanta for work. As she was coming home, she called to tell me she had a surprise for me. Yes, I was very surprised when she brought an 8-week old kitten with her.

We named him Milo.

In the month that we have had him, I’ve already noticed and learned some things from him. I would like to share them with you over the course of some time.

But here is the first lesson.

When Milo came to live with us, he weighed 2.8 pounds. Besides the other cat, we also have an 80-something pound shapherd pitbull mix. Naturally, the dog wanted to sniff Milo. After a big hiss and arch of his back, Milo would run. The curious thing was, he’d wait until he saw the dog sleeping then walk up to him and attack.

Now, weighing about 6 pounds, Milo no longer runs from the dog. He walks up, smacks him on the face,  bites his tail if he’s sleeping, and attacks his feet when he walks by.

Lesson #1 is be fearless. Size doesn’t matter. If you know what you want, tackle it. If you can’t whip that problem outright, then attack it from different angles until you find when your advantage. No matter how large the  problem, there is always an advantageous angle f attack for you.

Milo doesn’t just attack the dog. He will attack anything. He takes the dog’s toys from him, dragging away stuffed animals that are larger than he is. For example, the dog has a stuffed duck. Milo will jump on that duck (which is bigger than he), wrap all four legs around it, and roll with it. He likes to dive out of the dining room chairs at my feet as I walk by, attacking my calves and ankles.

Nothing is too big to attack when you don’t focus on how small you are. Forget your size. It doesn’t matter. If you are fearless, you can tackle any problem.