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Your Life Calling Season 1:

Jane Pauley and Betsy McCarthy

The Joy of Socks

Betsy Lee McCarthy left a lucrative career as a health care executive so she would have more time to knit socks. Really. Watch

Jane Pauley with Alpaca ranchers

A Rural Reinvention

An Oregon ranch is a paradise found for Thomas and Connie Betts—and their alpacas. Watch

Jane Pauley and Anthony Tata visit a D.C. public school.

A Soldier's New Mission

After a three-decade military career, Anthony Tata enlists in efforts to improve D.C.'s public schools. Watch

Life on the Road

The perks and problems of driving, residing and traveling under one roof. Watch

Robert Rudolph: YLC segment

Rediscovering a Passion for Music

Robert Rudolph left his career as a mortgage broker to pursue his first love: choir music. Watch

Lawrence McRae chatting in a barbershop about prostate health

Prostate Man

An Alabama retiree is working to raise cancer awareness among minority men. Watch

Your Life Calling - Catherine Zimmerman

A Natural Work in Progress

A camerawoman is getting back to her roots with a career as a meadow maker. Watch

The Gift of Water

A Maryland man helps people in Ghana meet a most basic need. Watch

Joe Liles portrait on the Appalachian trail near Bear Mountain, New York, 10/2010.

The Walk of a Lifetime

A former art teacher begins a new chapter in his life by putting one foot in front of the other. Watch

Jane Pauley and chocolatier Antoinette Little

Recipe for Success

Chocolate was a life-saver for Antoinette Little. Watch

Juanita Sylvia Abrego-Araiza

Turning Heartache Into Hope

Sylvia Abrego-Araiza gives troubled teens a chance to start over. Watch

Tripp Hanson with Jane Pauley

Acupuncture Is His Second Act

Jane Pauley leans about healing from a former Broadway performer with a new career. Watch

Your Life Calling Season 2:

Jane Pauley and home stager Catherine Silverman for Your Life Calling on the Today show sponsored by AARP

Staged Right

A former Capitol Hill staffer and stay-at-home mom finds a new career as a home stager. Watch

Jane Pauley interviews Barbara O'Grady for Your Life Calling in West Yellowstone, Montana.

A New Life in the Wilderness

A geologist discovers a second career as an interpretive guide in a national park. Watch

Portrait of Mary Reed in Boston preschool for Jane Pauley Your Life Calling

The Woman Who Gives Kids the Right Start

A former executive finds a new career advocating for early childhood education. Watch

Jane Pauley with the Pinchots-innovative graduate program for green MBA degrees

Helping Future Business Leaders Go 'Green'

A Washington state couple starts a sustainable MBA program. Watch

Your Life Calling Jane Pauley and Chaplain Rittmaster

Counseling on the Frontlines

Jane Pauley interviews a minister who left his church to mentor soldiers at war in Iraq. Watch

Portrait of Jane Pauley with architect Charles Thornton at Ground Zero in New York City

Building Futures

Jane Pauley interviews a Maryland engineer who's using his talents to mentor high school students. Watch

Jane Pauley - Your Life Calling - with Bill and Patty Sutherland in Tuscany

Learning to Cook — and Live — in Tuscany

Jane Pauley interviews a Texas couple who turned their love of Italy and its cuisine into a thriving business. Watch

Jane Pauley interviews Orlando Ward about his transformation from basketball player to helping the poor in Los Angeles

The Ultimate Rebound

Jane Pauley interviews a former basketball star who went from homeless to helping others in need. Watch

AARP's Your Life Calling With Jane Pauley

Your Life Calling Season Two Highlights

Successful second season combines Jane Pauley’s expertise with amazing Americans who see turning 50 as a start, not a finish. Watch

Your Life Calling Season 3:

Jane Pauley talks with Jenny Bowen, founder of Half the Sky, an organization that enriches the lives of orphaned children in China

Woman With a Mission

Jane Pauley interviews a filmmaker who started an organization to help underprivileged children in China. Watch

Jane Pauley with Paul Giannone on the set of AARP

A Life Reinvented, by the Slice

A former IT specialist shares how he turned his passion for pizza into a second career. Watch

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Jane Pauley with Paul Giannone on the set of AARP

A Life Reinvented, by the Slice

A former IT specialist shares how he turned his passion for pizza into a second career. Watch

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