Middle Child Syndrome

May 28, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Laughter, mental health, Perseverance, Positivity bjjgirls, Competition, grappling, MMA, positivity, Ranger Up, Schell Shock BJJ 2

Born too late to explore the earth, born too early to explore the galaxy; alas we are the middle children of history. Often times, this is how I feel, maybe not in such a broad, contextual sense of the phrase, but in little tidbits here and there. I’m surrounded by the constant reminder that I […]

Woes of Social Media

May 21, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, love, mental health, Positivity, self confidence, Stress bjj, love, mental health, MMA, social media, WMMA

I have not been very kind to myself these days. I am pulling my mind and my body in a million different directions and then becoming angry with myself when I stumble a little along the way. But how can I be perfect and why do I even expect that out of myself? I don’t […]

Unfriending Negativity

May 14, 2019 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family, mental health, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress bjj, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, negastivity, toxicity, WMMA 1

Neither you nor I are under the obligation to be anyone’s friend, either on social media like Facebook or otherwise. I am so over allowing anyone to dampen my mood or darken my mental state that I honestly would just rather cut them out of my life completely. Anyone worth keeping would never put themselves […]

Not Today

April 30, 2019 Samantha Schell BJJ, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners bjj, game of thrones, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, Schell Shock BJJ, WMMA

Man, let’s hear it for 2019 as the year that badass little girls reign supreme. I’m about to delve into some Game of Thrones spoilers so if you haven’t seen the mot current episode, I suggest putting this blog piece on hold. Lady Lyanna Mormont has to be somewhere around 12 years old and 80 […]

Always Rising

April 23, 2019 Samantha Schell Uncategorized bjj, Jiu Jitsu, mental health, MMA, perseverance, positivity, WMMA

Let’s talk burn out: aka when long term exhaustion meets diminished interest. Like the cindered butts of a cigarette long since ashed, the warm embers rapidly losing heat are synonymous with the way I can end up feeling day in and day out. And that’s in relation to my workload with all of my tasks, […]

Don’t Call it a Comeback

April 16, 2019 Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Family, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity bjj, cagefighting, comeback, fighting, MMA, perseverance, WMMA 1

The highs won’t ever feel as high if it weren’t for all the lows we face in life. A couple months ago, I busted my face open and lost a title fight and felt absolutely horrible. I was unfocused and deviated from any game plan set in motion and deserved to lose and suffered greatly […]

Thoughts of an Ambivert

April 2, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Positivity, self confidence, Stress adaptation, ambivert, Anxiety, bjj, extrovert, introvert, Jiu Jitsu, mental health, MMA, personality

An ambivert is a person who is defined as having both introverted and extroverted mindsets. We enjoy our time spent being around people, but we also need to take some solitary alone time in order to “recharge our batteries.” I love being surrounded by the people in my life, but occasionally, I need a break […]

If it Doesn’t Challenge You, it Won’t Change You

March 12, 2019 Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity adaptability, bjj, change, Competition, fighter, growth, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, WMMA

I am always trying to make sure that I am constantly growing and evolving as a person (she says from all of 5 foot tall, but I mean this in the metaphorical sense and not the physical one). I am not the same person I was 5 years ago, one year ago, or even 6 […]

Patience is a Virtue

March 5, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity, self confidence, Stress bjj, growth, MMA, patience, positivity, self care, Stress, WMMA, worthy 3

Balance. Everything in life ebbs and flows as we try to reach an equilibrium in our lives. I balance the role of dutiful girlfriend, doting pseudo parent, BJJ instructor, business owner, and mma fighter. I’m always constantly worrying that I am putting too much effort into a handful of those things and stress myself out […]

A Guide to Not Giving a F*ck

February 26, 2019 Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence chess, Competition, Jiu Jitsu, mental health, MMA, perseverance, self help, WMMA

So the other day I walk into my second favorite place on the planet, the bookstore, (the gym and cage are obviously the #1 contenders) and I head over to the selection of the most current best sellers. I happen to notice the majority of the most recent best selling books are self-help ones. Not […]

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