Everything in life is hard, literally everything. I know they say if it wasn’t hard, it wouldn’t be worth doing, but that doesn’t make the crap you have to go through any less difficult. Even the things you think come easy to some people really doesn’t. Sure, it may look like gifted athlete Cameron is […]
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Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity adversity, bjj, challenges, Competition, Jiu Jitsu, overcome 4
There’s a common saying in Jiu Jitsu, that every day we strive to be 1% better. Do you know how difficult and pretty much impossible it is to be a whole ass percentage better than you were the previous day as far as continuity on that path goes? That’s because progress isn’t linear, but instead, […]
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Samantha Schell BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Positivity beating the odds, bjj, brazilianjiujitsu, overcome, perseverance, schellshock, tenacity, triumph, victory, without limitations 2
Life is hard. Find any person and they’ll have a story for what valid reasons make their life difficult. But what if it was apparent to the outside world just exactly why our life was so difficult? What if we had physical adversities that hindered our daily life in ways most could never relate to? […]
Read moreLosing: A Lesson on Embarrassment & Humility
Samantha Schell Competing defeat, embarrassment, lose, overcome, schellshock, triumph, victory, win 4
I’ve embarrassed myself countless times in my life. A simple foray into my TimeHop app on my phone will confirm the truth in that aforementioned statement. So after years of questionable fashion choices and cringeworthy t3xt $l@ng!, why do I allow myself to shrink minutely into the shadows after a bad day on the mats? […]
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