Giving Them Their Shine

August 29, 2023 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, Friendship, love, self confidence Anxiety, bjj, Competition, ego, family, friendship, jiu jitus, love, relationships, work

Is my partner my biggest advocate, confidante, cheerleader, supporter? Or secretly, a hater lurking in the shadows? By this I mean are they truly rooting for me when I am excelling in things, even when they themselves are coming up short, which let’s be honest, can be quite the blow to anyone’s ego. Watching those around […]

Verify Me, Zuck

July 11, 2023 Samantha Schell Positivity, self confidence confidence, ego, instagram, meta 2

I’m sorry, (well, not actually sorry, but I know this is about to hurt some feelings), but if you pay to have a verified blue check mark on instagram, people are definitely going to reserve some judgment. By people, I am definitely including myself in that sentiment. Sure, who am I to proclaim how absolutely […]

When Your Ego is Straight Bullshido

January 17, 2023 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity, Teaching bjj, Competition, ego, grappling, Jiu Jitsu, WMMA 3

There are so many gyms with signs and posters plastered right up front detailing some basic mat rules and gym courtesies. They will say things such as proper mat etiquette with your teammates and coaches (inning up by rank or bowing onto the mats as per tradition), helpful hygiene advice to follow (i.e. keeping the […]

I’m Not Flexible, You Just Suck at Jiu Jitsu

October 18, 2022 Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Teaching bjj, ego, get better, grappling, Jiu Jitsu, training

There is almost no greater pet peeve I have in Jiu Jitsu, than an insecure man denigrating my accomplishments due to a preconceived notion about the way my body moves. Basically, what this refers to is when a larger guy has difficulties when rolling with me, his automatic ingrained response is to blurt out something […]

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