86. Using Your Gifts to Serve Everyone, Including Yourself with Helen Trickey

We often struggle with finding out our purpose in life, we don’t know what inspires us and what gifts we have to offer in order to create a better world based on what we love to do. We focus on things we don’t enjoy or understand at all but keep in mind we are the ones that decide what we give our attention to. In today’s episode, we have an incredible conversation with Helen Trickey about how to build a meaningful and innovative work-life while creating a positive impact on the planet. Helen is a managing partner & Chief Impact Officer at Conspiracy of Love,&nbsp; a global social impact company,&nbsp; and a Campaign Consultant at the United Nations.&nbsp;&nbsp; Having worked all over the world with the likes of Adidas, LEGO, Unilever, Virgin, and the United Nations, Helen believes in business as a force for effective social change. With a strong working knowledge of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, she dedicates her work to helping brands find their Purpose and turning that Purpose into Actions that have genuine (real-life!) cultural & commercial value. Helen has historically been called upon for “special projects” within organizations, combining her relentless energy with a creative approach to brand and business development, client management, influence and partnerships, operations, and production. Let’s dig into using your gifts to serve everyone, including yourself! [00:01 - 14:15] Opening Segment Helen shares her background and work&nbsp; How she uses love to make changes in people’s lives How the idea of Conspiracy of Love came up A sense of purpose and genius&nbsp; Helen GPS’s concept (gifts, passions, and service) Understanding her purpose and what she wants to do Providing a space for people to grow and do great things The sparking and moral revolution [14:16 - 29:00]&nbsp; Using Your Gifts to Serve Everyone, Including Yourself Helen’s outlook on how the pandemic has transformed people's priorities Some people are healing a grieving&nbsp; The difference between empathy and sympathy Why who you are with and who brings out the best matters We all have different flavors&nbsp; <span style= "font-weight