Adulting is Hard, mkay?

March 26, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, mental health, Parenting, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress adulthood, adulting, bjj, competing, fighting, Jiu Jitsu, perseverance, trying

Ever hear the phrase that if you’re always the smartest person in the room, then you should get up and go find a new room? I am really trying to abide by this mindset lately. Not that I’m ever the most intelligent in any given room, I’m a moron, but I am always willing to […]

Thank You, Next

March 19, 2019 Samantha Schell BJJ, Family, Friendship, love, mental health, Parenting, Positivity appreciation, bjj, family, gratitude, happiness, Jiu Jitsu, kids, love, thanks 2

Positivity breeds positivity, and negative thinking tends to attract negative energy. It all sounds so simple, but I’m sure we know how difficult it can truly be to dig ourselves out of a rut of emotional gloom when we feel like a dark gray cloud is just constantly looming over us threatening a torrential downpour […]

If it Doesn’t Challenge You, it Won’t Change You

March 12, 2019 Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity adaptability, bjj, change, Competition, fighter, growth, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, WMMA

I am always trying to make sure that I am constantly growing and evolving as a person (she says from all of 5 foot tall, but I mean this in the metaphorical sense and not the physical one). I am not the same person I was 5 years ago, one year ago, or even 6 […]

Patience is a Virtue

March 5, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence, Stress bjj, growth, MMA, patience, positivity, self care, Stress, WMMA, worthy 3

Balance. Everything in life ebbs and flows as we try to reach an equilibrium in our lives. I balance the role of dutiful girlfriend, doting pseudo parent, BJJ instructor, business owner, and mma fighter. I’m always constantly worrying that I am putting too much effort into a handful of those things and stress myself out […]

Month: <span>March 2019</span>