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Aired: 01/22/2012
Morgan Freeman, one of America's most beloved actors, reveals the lessons he learned throughout his prolonged rise to success and discusses the hand of providence that brought him there.

Morgan's early enthusiasm for performance helped him nurture his natural gifts, but a career in movies was sidetracked by his time spent in the United States Air Force. Realizing that the heightened reality of the movies from his childhood did not translate to the real world, he left the military to become an actor.

Despite his struggles with poverty, hunger and a lack of any perceived progress, Morgan declared who he was: an actor. Looking back on these challenges, Morgan shares his revelation that—with providence as your guide and with a determination to just keep moving—your life will unfold as it should.
Aired: 01/08/2012
Jane Fonda was famous from the day she was born. Despite what appeared to be a storybook upbringing, hers was a complicated childhood, scarred by her mother's suicide and emotionally distant father.

She found her focus in an acting class alongside Marilyn Monroe, reconsidered body image while swimming with Greta Garbo and learned to overcome fear with the help of Katharine Hepburn.

As her career took off, Jane also discovered there was more to life and wanted to use her fame to make a change. She was determined to see the conflict in Vietnam firsthand, from both sides. The trip to Hanoi taught her some of the most impactful lessons of her life.

Now—in what Jane calls the "third act" of her life—she shares how she learned to let her vulnerabilities show, how she learned to forgive herself and how she feels now that she is finally whole. Her most valuable lesson is clear, though: It is never too late.
Aired: 01/08/2012
From the age of 11, Goldie Hawn knew her goal in life. It wasn't to be a dancer or an entertainer or even an actress. She simply wanted to be happy. Even from such an early age, this guiding principle has been at the core of her most valuable life lessons. Growing up in Takoma Park, Maryland, where being yourself became more important than being perfect, Goldie was on a path toward a simple life: marry, raise kids, run a dance studio. But her life took a dramatically different turn.

Success came early, but the lessons of her childhood were never far from her mind. Goldie's father told her to always keep her feet on the ground, and even an Oscar® and a successful feature-film career did not change her.

Goldie looks back on her life and shares the wisdom she has accrued not only from her entertainment career but also from her family life, giving valuable insight into her experiences raising children and fostering her long-standing relationship with Kurt Russell.
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