IT'S A MIDLIFE CONUNDRUM THAT'S BECOMING INCREASINGLY COMMON: You're not ready to retire, but you're tired of what you're doing. Enter the second-act career. These encore occupations offer a chance to pursue a lifelong passion, start a business or make a difference in your community. Often, second careers aren't as lucrative or prestigious as first-act professions, but they're less stressful and more emotionally satisfying. The people we profile here have strayed far from their original career paths - and they're not looking back. In October 2004, Diana Stewart, 57, was at the top of her game. A longtime professional copywriter for pharmaceutical advertising agencies, she had received a promotion - and a big raise - to work on an account for a blockbuster drug: But she wasn't happy.
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