I Don’t Think You’re Ready for This Jelly

November 19, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity bjj, doubt, greatness, haters, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, positivity, WMMA

“Envy is Ignorance. Imitation is Suicide.”- Ralph Waldo Emerson. “These bitches salty, they sodium. They Jelly, petroleum.”- Cardi B. My mind can be a scary place. Why do we continue to put our best foot forward, smile in the face of adversity, and strive so hard to be a good person when the world just […]

Big Dick Energy

November 5, 2019 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Laughter, self confidence, winners bde, Competition, funny, goals, MMA 3

Big Dick Energy. It’s a whole mood right now. Charging through life splaying my testicular prowess across unsuspecting observers. Y’all trying to hate on my persona for working hard and getting after it? You can catch this mushroom stamp straight across your forehead. I’m done apologizing for being strong. Not just physically; I mean having […]

Be the Victor, not the Victim

September 24, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Friendship, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress, winners bjj, harships, losing, MMA, negativity, strength, victim, winning

I want everyone who is reading this right now to do me a favor and immediately stop feeling sorry for yourself. The pity party train ends right here, right now. The only thing wallowing in your own self loathing ever accomplished was crippling bouts of depression and feeling unfulfilled and dissatisfied in your life’s journey. […]

U-G-L-Y You Ain’t Got No Alibi

September 17, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Friendship, love, Positivity, self confidence bjj, BJJ girls, female empowerment, feminism, girls who fight, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, wonder women

Too fat. Too skinny. Too tall. Too short. Too old. Not strong enough. Not fast enough. Not smart enough. All words we have probably heard muttered about women every now and then, but even worse, these negative phrases are more often than not begrudgingly whispered about in hushed voices by other women. Or otherwise plastered […]

No Guts, No Glory. No Pain, No Story.

September 3, 2019 Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Competing, Family, Friendship, love, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence, winners bjj, fighting, Jiu Jitsu, love, MMA, positivity, Quitters, winners

Crying doesn’t make you a loser. Bleeding doesn’t make you a loser. Tapping doesn’t make you a loser. Even failing doesn’t make you a loser. Quitting, however, does. And this, I should add, is with anything in life, not just Jiu Jitsu or MMA. Quite recently, I was ready to give up on something because […]

Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That

August 20, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, mental health, Stress bjj, blogger, busy, go getter, MMA, Stress, WMMA

There is honestly such an abundance of negativity in the world and I simply refuse to be a part of it. Everywhere I turn there is someone being critical about what another individual is doing with their life, and all the ungrateful and unappreciative attitudes that go with it. We are all so consumed with […]

F*ck Your Feelings

August 13, 2019 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family, Laughter, love, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity Champion, family, friends, haters, love, MMA, winners, WMMA

Does this title offend you? Good, then we’re on the right track. In this day and age when every little word and phrase is under such intense scrutiny, it’s hard for people to fully express themselves without dealing with the repercussions. But in this glorious country where freedom of speech (not freedom of consequences is […]

August 6, 2019 Samantha Schell BJJ, Family, Friendship, love, mental health, Parenting, Perseverance, Positivity, Stress bjj, family, happiness, Jiu Jitsu, love, MMA, parenthood, WMMA 4

I can’t be the only one out here constantly feeling like nothing I do is ever good enough. I try so hard and sometimes I’m sat here wondering what’s even the point? I’m not sure if there is an appreciation of the sacrifices made or the efforts put forth so why am I busting my […]

Hit Me Baby One More Time

July 23, 2019 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress bjj, effort, Jiu Jitsu, lazy, MMA, try, WMMA 2

“You want a hot body? You want a Bugatti? You want a Maserati? You better work bitch.” Britney Spears isn’t necessarily the ideal candidate I choose towards when I’m looking for some inspiration, but in this case, her song is 100% accurate. Everyone wants the glory, the prizes, the benefits, the luxuries, and the accolades, […]

Boys Don’t Cry

June 11, 2019 Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Family, Friendship, mental health, Positivity bjj, emotions, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Schell Shock BJJ 1

While true that I may be off base with my assumptions here, I wonder why we tend to give women an almost ‘free pass’ when it comes to using kid gloves in the transition to BJJ, but we do not extend the courtesy to new men in the sport. While it can ring true that […]

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