I was dusting off my old college degrees...a bachelors in chemistry and biology. And a masters degree in chemistry. Like ancient scrolls, I had them framed and boxed away. I'd rather work like I have those degrees, instead of hang them on my wall.

My son found them and asked, "how long did it take to get these?"

"8 years. That just put me at the starting line. I hadn't even tied my shoes yet."

Fact is, degrees don't do anything for you. All the sacrifice and work behind the scenes, just gets you to base camp.

It’s years and even decades of applying your skill before you start seeing any progress.

And that's only if you're paying keen attention to the details.

If you're not smart enough to see the 1% improvement, you'll NEVER F@#CKING MAKE IT IN ANYTHING...you'll quit first.

 ...most people think that “trying hard” is what you need to be good at something.

Wrong.

If you want to excel, you're going to have to get comfortable with giving it everything you have, just to get to "base camp."

You can't settle for trying hard.

Trying harder is what you need to get to that last mile...you're going to need street smarts.

Real intelligence is a sense of duty. It's learning to be agreeable under all different types of stressful situations, and going long hours, days, weeks and years outside of your comfort zone.

That's why trying hard isn't enough.

You have to try harder with the full spectrum of intelligence to start the rough climb to the top...

While everyone is looking for "hacks," shortcuts and tricking the consumer, you're going to have to just keep working.

That's what we do at Filthy Animal Soap...and that's why we are an Etsy Bestseller.

That's why we have such limited soap. Nobody makes it like we do and we can't make enough to meet supply.

We're trying harder.

And with that, our soap drop is happening in about 10 days. First come, first serve.

Stay tuned, stay filthy,

A Filthy Animal