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6 GoodLifeFamilyMag.com MAY JUNE 2016 - Sheryl THE GOOD PEOPLE at goodLIFEfamily ABOUT US There are two things parents hope to give their children roots and wings. But its often hard to know if the decisions were making are the right ones especially when the world is changing so quickly. GoodLifeFamily is a resource for parents with kids tweens to twenties. Extensive and insightful content addresses the daily joys and struggles of finding a balance between kids and parents while keeping ourselves sane in the process. Youll meet inspiring women and men who have stared down lifes challenges survived and now are willing to share their journey with you. GoodLifeFamily is committed to making a difference in the lives of our families friends and communities as the go-to source. Were living were learning and most important were laughing.We hope you will too. Contact Us SUBSCRIBE GoodLifeFamilyMag.com ADVERTISE Kim Brown at 214.280.6838 or kimberlygoodlifefamilymag.com SUBMIT EDITORIAL IDEAS TriciaWhite at triciagoodlifefamilymag.com EDITORIAL TEAM Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon FounderandEditor-In-Chief Sherylgoodlifefamilymag.com Direct 214.476.8131 TriciaWhite ManagingEditor Triciagoodlifefamilymag.com Direct 214.725.1981 EDITORS Bobbie Ames FoodEntertainingEditor Bobbiegoodlifefamilymag.com Melissa Chaiken SocialandPhilanthropyEditor Melissagoodlifefamilymag.com Amy Levenson Krumholz FashionEditor stylebyamyhotmail.com Rick Seaney TravelEditor Farecompare.com COPY EDITORS Tracy Graivier Bell Senior Copy Editor Logan Blakely Copy Editor Audra Glidewell Copy Editor WRITERS Lisa Beach Karyn Brodsky Kristin Cicciarelli Madison Cook Jeanne Glick Stacey Kam Dennis Prager AliciaWanek ADVERTISING Sonia Black AdvertisingAccountExecutive Soniagoodlifefamilymag.com Direct 214.232.3040 Melinda Bogoslavsky AdvertisingAccountExecutive Melindagoodlifefamilymag.com Direct 214.264.0975 Kimberly Brown Advertising Manager Kimberlygoodlifefamilymag.com Direct 214.280.6838 BUSINESS OFFICE Deborah Leshefsky KeeperofTheBooks Michael Doyle CPA PRODUCTION TEAM Beth Donahue CreativeDirector bethgoodlifefamilymag.com James Bland Photography Jamesjamesbland.com Bill Brock Videographer Savannah Peer DigitalManager savannahgoodlifefamily.com GOOD LIFE FAMILY 3308 PRESTON ROAD STE 350 PMB 113 PLANO TX 75093 GoodLifeFamilyMag.com LIVE.LEARN.LAUGH.NAMASTE.REPEAT. Bird On A Wire For as long as I can remember I wanted to be a mom. Long before I knew what my career would be or who I would marry I knew. I also knew I wanted to be 100 self-reliant in complete control of my life personally professionally and financially. IfoundmypassioninPRandadvertising.Itallowedmetodowhat I loved most helping talentedinterestinggood people get more attentionmake more moneyget further in their lives the same passion I would take into my role as a mom. I led quite an exciting professional life post-college building friendships and partnerships and many of those relationships are still a huge part of my life. I was operating at breakneck speed and having a heck of a ride and yet my balance felt off. I. WANTED. KIDS. Fast forward. At age 33 I found THE ONE who shared both my heart and my commitment to family and a new chapter of my life opened. I sold my uptown agency and headed north. AdWeek Magazine heralded the transition with the headline SHERYL LILLY GROUP TO SHERYL PIDGEON COOP. Yeah that was pretty clever. The transition from high rise to suburbia was not simple. My husband David who had just a few years prior been seeking my keen eye and professional wisdom to help launch his familys start-up Starpower was now delighted if I made him a banana milkshake. I was juggling three kids under the age of 4 and he left each morning for the office business as usual. Was I envious NOT. AT. ALL. Ok Maybe just a bit. I mean he was leaving the house to build a business and I was leaving a business to stay in the house. But I had my flock Looking back now these were some of the most challenging yet most rewarding days of my life. I built new friendships continued to pay it forward in my community took up tennis and book club launched two part-time businesses and raised a family. When I started GLF a few years back I knew it would likely throw my balance off but I felt a calling. This time it was to assemble like-minded moms and dads and ask them to join me in this journey to be a part of the Good Life FAMILY. We are birds sharing a wire. An extended family so to speak. Working HARD. Still raising kids. Many of us are also part of the Sandwich Generation those who are literally sandwiched between our teens coming of age and our aging parents. Talk about a juggling act Can we really have it all Personally I dont want it all. Ill just take my part as it comes one day at a time. Because giving 100 is really about giving not giving in or giving up. So as you read this issue of GLF I hope you are by a pool with a frozen drink or in a bubble bath or savoring a well-earned pedi or whatever brings you just a bit closer to center. Finding balance is a lot like finding the fountain of youth. Your brain knows it doesnt exist but your heart saysThis way