Leaving Your Legacy

Samantha Schell BJJ, Family, love, Parenting, Perseverance, Positivity , , , , , , , , , ,

Stiffen up that upper lip, boys don’t cry, boys will be boys, man up et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. Society places such an emphasis on men to be the bearer of all things without any hint of vulnerability or emotion. Be the bread winner, the tough guy, the manly man, be strong, have muscles, […]

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Don’t Let Me Get Me

Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Parenting, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress , , , , , , , , , , ,

This will be the year that I stop self sabotaging, I just need to keep repeating that mantra over and over. I am so guilty of this, in life, on the mats, even with my own family, and I hate myself and feel so much shame over it. This past weekend is such a good […]

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Everything Hurts; Enjoy the Ride

Samantha Schell BJJ, Laughter, mental health, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress , , , , , , , ,

Sometimes, it can be pretty cathartic to vent out our grievances, but it also bares in mind the question of when it’s acceptable to complain about a handful of things and when it just becomes annoying. No one likes a complainer Karen, so chill out with your degenerative disks and arthritic fingers. Guess what, if […]

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Jingle Hells

Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Family, Friendship, love, mental health, Positivity, Stress , , , , , , ,

The stockings are hung, the presents are wrapped, the tree is decorated, and the Jameson has been opened. From the outside looking in, my house now resembles the ideal pinterest image, but if people only knew the truth lurking just below the surface, instead of sugar plum fairies dancing in my head, I am personally […]

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Don’t Stop Me Now

Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Friendship, Laughter, mental health, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence , , , , , ,

One life on this Earth. Just the one. Imagine just sitting idly by, watching the minutes pass to hours, then days, then weeks, and then years, never knowing what you are fully capable of.  Sure, it might be a risk to put ourselves out there, but isn’t our happiness a risk worth taking? Hard work […]

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Head, Shoulders, Knees, Plateaus

Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, Competing, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, winners , , , , , , , , , , 3

If you’ve trained Jiu Jiitsu for a significant amount of time and can say with the utmost confidence that you have never felt undeserving of your rank, I’m calling shenanigans right now. Some days you go on the mats kicking butt as the hammer, and other days you get pounded as the nail (I’m also […]

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Stress Less, Live Best

Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress , , , , , , , , , ,

I spent years of my life being a perfectionist. Slaving over my work and striving for achievements until I excelled. I was a straight A student, involved in multiple clubs and extra curricular activities, volunteered in my spare time and played on a variety of Varsity sports teams. I was on the Dean’s list, the […]

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Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Family, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence, Stress , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

When I write these blogs, I like to imagine myself akin to Carrie Bradshaw a la Sex and the City, but I probably more accurately resemble Oscar the Grouch, clacking annoyingly away at my keyboard from the trash can that is my life. I’m dumped on. A lot. At work, at home, on the mats, […]

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