Editor's Note: This week, we're happy to introduce you to the LIVESTRONG.COM team members who power the site daily. Here, we share our favorite highlights from the site in addition to the things that motivate us.
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Dan Brian, General Manager
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: I use LOOPS when I go for a run or ride. I also like checking out what my friends and teammate are eating in the food feed.
Favorite motivational tip: “We can create the life we want. If you don't like the life you have, change it. You already have everything you need inside of you. Decide what kind of life you want and then just keep taking the next right step and you will ultimately get there.” - from “Heather’s LIVESTRONG.COM Success Story” 
Austen Chongpison, Sr. QA Engineer
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: I love using LOOPS to plan a run or to check out other people's loops near me.
Favorite motivational tip: With a combination of healthy eating with LIVESTRONG.COM recipes, and calorie tracking through MyPlate, people really have the ability to change their lives for the better. I'm very proud of being a small part of our user’s successes and of being a part of LIVESTRONG.COM.
Preeti Dalwani, SEO
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: The Blog – it’s well written, deals with current topics and emerging topics that people are interested in. It asks thought provoking questions and challenges common misconceptions around food and fitness.
Favorite motivational tip: "The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence." ~Eddie Robinson~
Jim Grady, Lead Engineer
My job is to make sure that we back-end livestrong engineers are working together to provide a solid technical foundation for all the amazing ideas the team has to keep improving site and mobile apps. The most interesting challenge is to find ways to make the site faster and more reliable even as the number of visitors to the site is growing rapidly.
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: MyPlate! I love how little you have to do to start getting lots of useful personalized information about your diet and exercise.
Favorite motivational tip: Just about any user comment on the Dare to Quit Smoking page. I love that this is literally saving lives, and how people jump in and congratulate and support each other in kicking their addiction, that fact alone is motivational to me, it makes all the work on the app worthwhile a thousand times over. Seriously sit and read that page for a few minutes, it will put a huge smile on your face.
Lina Ung, UI Engineer
If you can see it, I built it.
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: Seeing the weight graph of people who have lost a lot of weight using the site.
Your favorite motivational tip: Everything always works out for the best.
Bing Gin, Product Director
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: MyPlate for tracking my food and fitness activities.
Favorite motivational tip: The LIVESTRONG.COM success stories are super inspirational. It’s great to see so many people making positive changes in their lives by using our product. 
Nicole Rodriguez, Director of Public Relations
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: Success stories. Inspiration fires me up!
Your favorite motivational tip: “It ain’t about how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done.” Rocky Balboa
Adam Bornstein, Editorial Director
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: The community. The diversity of people who care about health, fitness, and nutrition is inspiring. It doesn’t matter if you’re a mom trying to lose baby weight, a guy trying to pack on muscle, or someone who just discovered exercise. It’s a supportive group of people who all are searching for the same thing: Inspiration and a way to improve their lives.
Favorite motivational tip: I’ll leave you with two thoughts:
“Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard.”
“Good, better, best. Never let it rest until your good is your better, and your better is your best.”
Alex Chan, Manager, UI Engineering
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: The part that helps you transform your life.
Favorite motivational tip: Perseverance and determination is all you need in life. 
Susy Sedano, Community Manager
I’m the go-to for all people on the site. It’s a fun job, and no one does it better than me.
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: MyPlate and tracking are my favorites…I love that I can enter my fitness manually – kinda nerdy.
Your favorite motivational tip: The only bad workout is the one you miss. Eat real food. Workout with a buddy – no excuses – total accountability.
Robert Wallis, Software Engineer
I'm in the middle between UI, IT, content, QA, and product. I've got to know how to make it work, keep it working, and know why we're doing it too. We're constantly writing new algorithms and using the latest developments in data processing technology to keep everything up and running. If you happen to see things that don't work quite right, we know about it, and we're working on new ways of making things fast, scalable, and reliable. I'd love to make everything perfect right now, but if we spend too much time in one area, then other things are neglected, and if we spend all our time evenly then things happen more slowly. It's a tricky balance. Our biggest problem is that we are just too popular. You've all created billions of records for us in MyPlate, and we're doing our best to serve it to each one of you instantly whether you're using our site, or a mobile app.
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: The water glass under Daily Water Consumption. I really like the picture. It's so crystal clear and refreshing. Just thinking about it makes me drink lots of water at work every day. You thought I was going to say some data report or something right?
Your favorite motivational tip: When you're practicing, quantity is more important. But when you're doing quality is more important. So when you dream, dream big! Then break it down into really small tasks (quantity). Do those small tasks the best way possible (quality). Way off in the future, when you sum it up, everything will be awesome. It happens faster than it looks when you are planning.
Wil Teran, Senior Designer
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: MyPlate
Your favorite motivational tip: The tips on the Get Fit page!
Sarah Metzger, Editor
Favorite part of LIVESTRONG.COM: I love reading the LIVESTRONG.COM success stories. They inspire me to be my best and to work harder toward the goals I hope to achieve.
Favorite motivational tip: "Never, never, never give up." - Winston Churchill
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