A Guide to Not Giving a F*ck

Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence , , , , , , ,

So the other day I walk into my second favorite place on the planet, the bookstore, (the gym and cage are obviously the #1 contenders) and I head over to the selection of the most current best sellers. I happen to notice the majority of the most recent best selling books are self-help ones. Not […]

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Atelophobia

Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Perseverance, self confidence, winners , , , , , ,

Honestly, I can’t be the only person out there who goes through periods of time where it feels like nothing I do is good enough. I am struggling on the mats and I am struggling in life and I just can’t seem to make things work. I try so hard, and sometimes I just hit […]

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Life Owes You Nothing. You Owe Yourself Everything

Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners , , ,

The world owes you nothing; it was here first. Nobody cares about your excuses, procrastinations, or laziness. Sometimes this can be absolutely brutal to hear, but it’s true. Good things do not come to those who wait, but to those who get up off their asses and go out there and get it. I found […]

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Failure Fuels Fortitude

Samantha Schell Adaptation, Competing, Family, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners , , , , , ,

As I’m sure many of you know, I am not writing this post as a champion. In fact, I am not even writing this post as a winner as I lost my title fight on Friday via second round TKO. Unfortunately, I reverted back to a lot of my old bad habits, didn’t listen to […]

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