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husband nd and I just saw U2: The Joshua Tree Tourr at Gillette Stadium adium (1 Patriot Pl., Foxborough, gillettestadium .com) and it was the best concert I have ever seen.
5, 4, 3, 2…1. Bam. You’ve made the best decision for yourself. So says The Confidence Project, Inc. CEO and life coach Mel Robbins (melrobbins.com) in her newest book The 5 Second Rule. The CNN analyst, best-selling author and most-booked woman speaker in the world teaches you how to leave behind doubt and transform your life, work and confidence. “The 5 Second Rule helps you make 5-second decisions,” Robbins says. “It is a simple trick helping people around the world be more courageous, confident, productive and happy.” When she’s not making television appearances or giving motivational speeches, the wife and mother of three is a west of Boston suburbanite who has awesome advice on some of the best local spots. –JK
“On On stage, I’m Im known for wearing awesome glitter high tops so I love checking out the killer kicks at Bodega (6 Clearway St., shop.bdgastore.com).”
“In n the book ($25, Amazon), mazon), you learn thee story, the science and d hundreds of specifi pecific examples illustrating trating how the 5-second ond rule can improve your life.” READ
DINE ““Alta Alta Strada (92 Central St., Wellesley, Wellesle 781.237.6100, altastradaresta altastradarestaurant. com) is a 10-minute drive fro from our house. It is excellent; everyone in our family of five has a favorite dish.”
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“We love ove dragging our kids to the MFA (465 Huntington Ave., mfa.org) rg) and the ICA A (25 Harbor Shore re Drive, icaboston.org).”
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From the Dana Hall School to Harvard University, Margot Singer (margot-singer.com) has always been an outstanding student. Now, the multi award-winning author and associate professor is enjoying rave reviews for her debut novel Underground Fugue ($26, Barnes & Noble) which deftly weaves the stories of two immigrant families during the London bombings of 2005. “For this project, inspiration came from NPR stories, blog posts by urban explorers, the work of the neurologist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Byzantine art, and Bach’s The Art of Fugue,” she says. “I had no idea, of course, when I started writing the novel 10 years ago that we would still be dealing with these kinds of terrorist threats and refugees and Islamophobia in 2017, and I’m sad, though not really surprised.” –SM
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