I recently visited the Key West home of famed writer Ernest Hemingway. The descendants of Hemingway’s many six-toed cats still live on the grounds and join visitors as a part of their tour. “A cat has absolute emotional honesty,” wrote Hemingway. “Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.” His quote got me thinking about what I learn from my cat.

I know some people don’t like cats; I have friends who are allergic to them. And, I think I have heard all the idioms that express negative myths about cats (e.g., scaredy-cat, fat cats, herding cats). Still I watch my 11-year old black cat in action (or inaction) and marvel at what life (and work) might be like if lived more like a cat.  Using “cat-like” as a metaphor, here are four ways to blaze a path to success.

“Any cat who misses a mouse pretends it was aiming for the dead leaf.” —Charlotte Gray

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