Unsolicited advice is the junk mail of life; it is going straight into the trash with my publisher’s clearance house scam checks. Yet when you are in a profession that can lead to being in the spotlight, everyone and their 3rd cousin once removed thinks they are in a position to offer their 2 cents […]
Read moreCut Calories, Not Confidence
Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, mental health, nutrition, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence bjj, diet, fight, fighter, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, nutrition, weightcut, WMMA
Confidence, tenacity, self-esteem, etc; all vital components in becoming successful in such a brutal and unforgiving sport, but the mentality and discipline behind the scenes is always vastly more difficult than the cardio and skillets involved. Everyone has those days where you wake up after an unsatisfying night’s “sleep”, groggy as hell the next morning, […]
Read moreHey Look Ma, I Made It
Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners bjj, cage fight, confidence, fighter, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, wolf queen 2
Today is my birthday, and oh boy am I hanging onto these 20s. These past few years I have pushed myself to accomplish quite a bit, and I think it’s time I start to give myself some credit for it. I tend to have a nasty habit of downplaying my achievements, either by crediting those […]
Read moreOvaries Are Not Brovaries
Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, love, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, Stress bjj, competing, Competition, health, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, perseverasnce, positivity 4
To say I have been having a rough week mentally wouldn’t even begin to scratch the surface for the nonphysical turmoil I continuously put myself in. I’ve geared up to compete, with my female reproductive system absolutely screaming in protest with every fiber of its being, and remarkably ended up unscathed, although my win-loss ratio […]
Read moreHow Now Brown Cow
Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Competing, Laughter, Perseverance, Positivity bjj, humor, Jiu Jitsu, laughter, lol, MMA, perseverance, Schell Shock 2
I can’t be the only one who immediately thinks of the poop emoji when they think of the color brown, right? Hello, it’s me, the newest addition to the flocks of fecal colored Jiu Jitsu practitioners adorned with a crisp new brown belt, or faixa marrom as the cultured folk say. While I am, in […]
Read moreI’m a Bitch, I’m a Lover
Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Family, Friendship, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress anguish, bjj, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, competing, happiness, Jiu Jitsu, love, mental health, positivity, self improvement 2
I hate the world today. Nah, honestly even if that’s not true, I feel like everyone can relate a little bit to Meredith Brooks in one way or another. Some days, we just wake up on the wrong side of the bed for no apparent reason. It’s like sometimes someone pissed in our bowl of […]
Read moreAuld Lang Syne to Settling
Samantha Schell Family, Friendship, Laughter, love, Perseverance, Positivity couple, family, goals, happiness, love, relationshipsd
New Year’s is a time of self reflection, goal-setting, lofty aspirations, deep thought, and contemplation. For me, it’s also a celebration of the best 3 years of my life; my anniversary. Sometimes, it feels like just yesterday when we met by getting (reluctantly on my part) paired up at a Royce Gracie seminar. Other times, […]
Read moreMake Me the Bad Guy, Chun-Li
Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity bjj, Competition, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, negativity, positivity, training, WMMA 2
It’s amazing how you can accomplish so much and yet, still feel like a failure. Overall, I had a pretty significant year, but all I can do is focus upon the areas in which I fell short. I do this with every training session as well. Instead of thinking about what I’m walking away having […]
Read moreInferiority Complex
Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Friendship, mental health, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence bjj, inferiority, Jiu Jisu, marriage, measuring up, mental health, MMA, positivity, relationships, self worth, WMMA
Life isn’t one long measuring stick of set mile markers we are supposed to reach, yet I am always finding myself being so harsh on myself mentally for not living up to certain expectations. This is something I really used to struggle with when it came to Jiu Jitsu; watching other people receive stripe or […]
Read moreThe Roaring 20s
Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence adversity, Anxiety, change, courage, Depression, growth, strength, Stress 2
We’re approaching a brand new decade, act like it. We need to progress as a people and leave the petty, undermining, and offended bullshit in the past. The roaring 20s are upon us, and it would be awesome to emulate another period of growth and expansion as with the previous century without the depressive economic […]
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