In case anyone reading these blogs hasn’t figured it out yet, I often use comedy as a coping medicine. They say laughter is the best medicine, and often times, I find myself cracking jokes to alleviate the tensions and stressors brought on by life. I laugh to diffuse awkward situations, I laugh to spark up […]
Read moreHead, Shoulders, Knees, Plateaus
Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners bjj, family, goals, growth, perseverance, plateaus, Resilient, Schell Shock, Schell Shock BJJ, success, team 3
If you’ve trained Jiu Jiitsu for a significant amount of time and can say with the utmost confidence that you have never felt undeserving of your rank, I’m calling shenanigans right now. Some days you go on the mats kicking butt as the hammer, and other days you get pounded as the nail (I’m also […]
Read moreBurned by Toxicity
Samantha Schell Adaptation, Family, Friendship, love, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress adapting, growth, learning, mythology, negativity, OVercoming Adversity, positivity, self doubt, self reflection
Everywhere you turn these days, we see inspirational quotes and articles about letting go of the toxic relationships in your life, but what about the toxic relationship we have with ourselves? Are we the sole cause of a ceaseless dumpster fire of bad juju? Earlier today, I wanted to gain some perspective and insight on […]
Read moreOut of Many, One
Samantha Schell Friendship, love, Perseverance, Positivity 911, America, love, Patriotism, United, USA
It really is such a fatal human flaw to fall victim to being selfish. While I do not think I am innately self-centered, more times than I am willing to admit I catch myself focused too much on me and inattentive to others. This morning I was lamenting over the fact that I won’t have […]
Read moreStress Less, Live Best
Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress Anxiety, bjj, bjjgirls, Competition, mental health, MMA, nerves, Schell Shock, Schell Shock BJJ, self care, Stress
I spent years of my life being a perfectionist. Slaving over my work and striving for achievements until I excelled. I was a straight A student, involved in multiple clubs and extra curricular activities, volunteered in my spare time and played on a variety of Varsity sports teams. I was on the Dean’s list, the […]
Read moreA Lady & Some Tatts; A Savage on the Mats
Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, love, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence Fight like a Girl, MMA, Schell Shock BJJ, strength, Strong Women, WMMA, women
I’m what some may call “bad” at being a girl. I participate in a sport where I enjoy beating the living snot out of others, I’m not graceful or demure, my hands and feet are looking rough, I’m loud, abrasive, covered in tattoos, and I would live in sweatpants and sports bras if I could. […]
Read moreGetting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress Anxiety, bjj, BJJ girls, Competition, confidence, help, Jiu Jitsu, life, MMA, Schell Shock, Schell Shock BJJ, self help, Stress, struggles 1
When I write these blogs, I like to imagine myself akin to Carrie Bradshaw a la Sex and the City, but I probably more accurately resemble Oscar the Grouch, clacking annoyingly away at my keyboard from the trash can that is my life. I’m dumped on. A lot. At work, at home, on the mats, […]
Read moreI’ll Be There Forever
I admit that I mess up a lot. Life doesn’t come with a manual on the correct ways to handle every situation and I stumble my way through most of them like a comatose patient emerging from a paralytic state. I honestly don’t know how people choose to be seen with me in public some […]
Read moreWinners Never Quit and Quitters Never Win
Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners bjj, BJJ girls, Champion, Competition, Competitors, Don't Quit, MMA, Never Quit, Never Stop, perseverance, Resilient, schellshock, schellshockbjj, Team Rubao Carioca, WMMA 1
I will not quit, not ever. In life, on the mats, in a fight, I won’t ever stop. All the eyes watching me, whether rooting for me or secretly (and sometimes not so secretly) hoping I fail, they will never see me give up. Either I finish and wind up victorious, or I lose after […]
Read moreThe Hungry Wolf Howls Alone
Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence crying, Depression, diet, effort, MMA, success, weightcut, WMMA
Cutting weight blows. I miss carbs. Don’t get me wrong, I’m ecstatic with the results, but I would definitely rather have my pizza and donuts than my celery and water. Only someone who truly has a dream and a passion for fighting would put themselves through this. I’ve already planned my meals for afterwards and […]
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