Without Hard Work, Nothing Grows but Weeds

August 16, 2022 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence bjj, effort, growth, hard work, jiu jitu, WMMA

Discipline. A simple word in English language, but a complex subject matter not meant for the weak-willed or the mundane or mediocre. Discipline requires mastery of one’s compulsory thoughts, actions, and behaviors, and it takes years of building up the habits and the temperament to be able to accomplish this. Motivation is often fleeting, and […]

In the End, the Love You Take, is Equal to the Love You Make

May 24, 2022 Samantha Schell Family, Friendship, love, Perseverance discipline, exhaustion, fighting, hard work, love, motivation, relationships 6

Sitting my run down, worn out, bedraggled booty on the couch, sipping my triple espresso ice coffee, and mustering up the energy to begin my trainings and fight prep for the day. You see, motivation is a bitch. It’s not always there when you need it, sometimes it refuses to rear its ugly head, no […]

Without Hard Work, Nothing Grows But Weeds

May 25, 2021 Samantha Schell Anxiety, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence Dreams, goals, hard work, perseverance, positivity, tencacity 1

The world owes you nothing, it is up to every single individual to go out there and chase it. It’s a hard pill to swallow to come to the realization that we are where we are in life because of the choices we make and the actions that we take. Sure, some people may do […]

Choose Your Hard

May 11, 2021 Samantha Schell Anxiety, Competing, Family, Friendship, Positivity, self confidence, Stress bjj, choices, hard, hard work, ownership, Stress

Everything is hard, you just gotta be bigger than your excuses and greater than your fears. Sure, easier said than done, but when are we going to stop letting our mind limit us and dictate our destinies? Someone* recently told me that anxiety is an emotion, not a diagnosis or personality trait, and to use […]

But What If You Don’t

March 2, 2021 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners bjj, effort, failures, hard work, kickboxing, MMA, muay thai, self sabotahge, success 2

It’s easier to not try; to allow yourself to fail even at something you so desperately want rather than deal with the disappointment of trying really hard and coming up short regardless. We can be so consumed with the fear of failure that we give up before something even begins. We can have it set […]

Comfort is a Slow Death. I Prefer Pain

February 16, 2021 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity bjj, hard work, Jiu Jitsu., MMA, sacrifice 1

I have come to the sudden realization that there is something deeply, innately, and psychologically wrong with me at the center of my core. When it comes to how I live my life and how I will reach success and my goals, If I don’t have to work for it, then I don’t want it; […]

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