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 […]
Read moreThe Cheese Stands Alone
Samantha Schell Adaptation, Friendship, mental health, Overcoming Adversity alone, mental health, positivity, rising above, strength, together
I worked so hard growing up never to stand out. I wanted to blend right in so I wouldn’t be differentiated and then subjected to scrutiny and ridicule. Never alone, but always amongst others where I could camouflage myself in the crowd. Early on in childhood, I pushed hard to excel and stand out. Then, […]
Read moreShoot Your Shot
Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence bjj, chances, conquer, hard times, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, risks, strength 2
It goes without saying that the more days you have on this earth, the more hard days and bad days that inevitably arrive at your doorstep. But this also means the more wonderfully great days you will have as well. It is simply the law of averages. The conflict therein lies with understanding that no […]
Read moreReflections
Samantha Schell Anxiety, BJJ, Competing, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence bjj, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, courage, female empowerment, Jiu Jitsu, MMA, strength, WMMA 2
I write about Jiu Jitsu and MMA a lot, often interspersed with my own feelings, thoughts, and experiences throughout this journey. But I have been unfair to my readers who think they are privy to the innermost workings of my mind and the things that make me tick. See, I don’t often divulge the hard […]
Read moreLet Them Eat (Cinna)Cake
You know, the older I get, the more I realize I could give two shit’s about what others think of the way I live my life. I have the people in my life that I care about and that matter to me and everyone else can have whatever opinions of me that they would like […]
Read moreLife is Tough, but Darling, So Are You
Samantha Schell Adaptation, BJJ, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity perseverance, positivity, power, quit, strength, strong
Sometimes, I am simply amazed at all the fantastic feats the human body and mind is capable of. It is the driving force that keeps me going even through my toughest challenges in life. I refuse to accept quit, failure, or defeat because I constantly bombard myself with the stories and images of those who […]
Read moreWe Are Women, Now Hear Us Roar
Samantha Schell BJJ, Perseverance, self confidence bjj, BJJ girls, Fight like a Girl, girls in gis, strength, WMMA, women
Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and I love being able to celebrate the fierce, capable, and strong woman I have become. This was never something I accomplished of my own accord, but through the countless people supporting me and being there for me to provide comfort, wisdom, and the tenacity to keep powering on. It’s […]
Read moreI’d Rather Be The Hunter Than The Prey
Samantha Schell Adaptation, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, self confidence, Teaching adaptability, evolution, hunter, savage, strength, survival
Don’t be the person out here wearing Milk Bone shorts in a dog eat dog world where you were lied to about someone’s bark being worse than their bite. People are encircling you and licking their lips at the chance to eat you alive and you’re galavanting about in Lady Gaga’s meat suit looking like […]
Read moreThe Roaring 20s
Samantha Schell Adaptation, Anxiety, mental health, Overcoming Adversity, Perseverance, Positivity, self confidence adversity, Anxiety, change, courage, Depression, growth, strength, Stress 2
We’re approaching a brand new decade, act like it. We need to progress as a people and leave the petty, undermining, and offended bullshit in the past. The roaring 20s are upon us, and it would be awesome to emulate another period of growth and expansion as with the previous century without the depressive economic […]
Read moreBe the Victor, not the Victim
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. […]
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