G.O.A.T

July 28, 2021 Samantha Schell Anxiety, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners best, Competition, goat, gymnastics, mental health, olympics, simone biles, USA 2

Imagine feeling so entitled to your cockamamie opinions, you think you hold some clout when it comes to commenting on the choices and decisions made by the most winningest athlete in history. There is no one, past or present, who comes remotely close to touching the accolades achieved by US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles. Yet […]

Permanence is an Illusion

July 20, 2021 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, Positivity, Teaching keep going, permanence, positivity, push, trying 1

Don’t let minor setbacks become permanent pathways. By this, I mean that we shouldn’t ever stop pushing no matter what threatens to put up barriers and obstacles in our path. Calm waves never made for a skilled sailor, and I don’t care how much Dramamine it takes, but I’m here to tell you that you […]

Don’t Take it so Personally

July 13, 2021 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Family, Friendship, mental health, Perseverance, self confidence alone, bjj, Depression, mental health, resiliency, therapy

Interesting. I started this blog primarily to write and document my experiences training and competing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA, and then I find myself relating it to my emotions and personal life experiences more often than not. It has become a therapeutic outlet in a safe space I can air out my grievances […]

Starve Your Distractions, Feed Your Focus

July 6, 2021 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, winners Anxiety, bjj, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, competing, Competition, doubt, expectations, focus, Jiu Jitsu 1

Many times, when you ask people what their greatest fear is, they will immediately reply back with the fear of failure. But often times, this is not the case. It is not the actuality of failure that we fear, it is the fear of disappointing others in our lives or even ourselves. Everyone fails, that’s […]

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