It’s been anything but a smooth journey for Shafin. I’ve seen him rise to the top and hit rock bottom. But he rose back up, higher than ever, largely because he embraced adversity.

Dex has overcome much more adversity than I have and continues to do so every day. He sets an example for everyone who’s trying to make it out of a dark place.

Problems will be thrown your way but as hard as they knock you down, it's important to always pick yourself back up. Jarel's story is one filled with emotion and one that anyone who is driven can relate to.

Karl realizes that he's not going to be ready in his twenties do everything on his own. But as long as he's building relationships with people who are also moving forward in their lives, it will all work out in the end.

Creating a podcast called Coolin' Out helped Kevin discover his passion. It also made him reexamine his life and realize that he already had so much to be grateful for - he just needed to maximize it.

Fabiana was born in South Italy and moved to New York 1 year ago without knowing anybody and not knowing how to speak english. Now she's living her dream as a self-made stylist. Her story is one that you need to hear.

Mike is the Director of Experiential Marketing at BFG where he works mostly on the production side of things and account services. I sat with Mike to learn about how he overcomes anxiety and tackles the fear of the unknown.

Rebecca is an account person extraordinaire who moved to New York from San Antonio. I sat down with her to talk about anxiety and learned that the key to dealing with it is giving yourself a foundation of stability.

Kemely is my beautiful fiancé and life partner. Although I hate seeing how anxiety affects her on a day to day, I'm happy that she decided to share her story because it's one that many people should hear.

At a young age my parents split. I didn't really have a grasp of what was going on. While this was going on, my older sister moved out of the house and as a result, I was alone in my home all the time. I really didn't mind though because …

Having patience is hard but by applying consistency and time to your plan there is no reason why it shouldn't work. You have to trust in it the same way you'd trust a workout routine.

I always took breakups hard. When things were going bad I always made an effort to be patient and stay in the situation. I really believed that things would get better as long as we "loved" each other.

They say that one’s ability to wait for something without getting angry is a valuable quality. I completely agree, in fact, I would take that a step further and say that to be a quality person you have to be patient.

Nobody is patient and nobody wants to be. They all want "21 day six packs" and "overnight success," and even apps like Tinder, Uber and GrubHub keep reinforcing that everything should be now.

What do you do once you have everything you want? Do you live complacently and frolic among all your valuable belongings and new acclaimed status? Or do you begin your search for what's missing in your life?

Something I learned early in my life is that if you sit and wait for what you want to come, you’ll wait forever. You have to work hard for it. You have to “earn it.”

Openness is something we value a lot here at LABOR so I want to be very open with you. I've always struggled with my weight. I have an unhealthy emotional attachment to food

I wouldn’t classify myself as an impatient person per se. However, I definitely have my bouts with patience that can make me a bit irrational and antsy. A couple of things have helped with the process. Namely, bits of gems from people I look to for inspirational on occasion.

For some reason, the desire to create consumes me. Of everything that I am: a traveler, a cook, a hustler, a husband-to-be, a natural wine drinker, a marketer, I am always a creator first.