"I started to work with Nicole to get control on my work to life balance. Nicole has successfully guided me to reach a turning point in my life.

I learned a lot about who I am and what I am made of, what makes me “tick” and also what derails me. 
Nicole has given me new tools for analysis and guidance either during the sessions or recommended reading material.

I now consider myself as a “recovering workaholic” and feel much more positive about my life and my work.
This is my first experience in coaching and I am more than happy (literally) with the result. I have decided to continue with Nicole; this time with a focus on the business side."



“Having been in business for 15 years never made me think I needed anybody to "coach" me along. Until I heard about Nicole and, since the first session was free, decided to try it, why not. I'm glad I did, because although my parameters haven't changed, my life is that much better and I have managed to put my business to a different level! 



Having Nicole Gruen as a business coach is like having a massage for your tense brain to free yourself up for the possibilities that slumber inside you. Working with her really helped me to understand and carve out my strengths and turn them into much less stress running my business by doing the same thing only much better while realizing more of what's important for me, both inside and outside of my business. The changes are subtle but world changing! Before I was stuck in my tracks, but have now gained real perspective of the possibilities. Her compassion and skill in uncovering the best in me were and are amazing!



I highly recommend Nicole to anyone that is not satisfied with the second best in life and is striving to get the most out of their professional and/or personal life!”

"Nicole helped me experience a breakthrough in my personal life.  Through her guidance, I discovered a perspective on my marriage that opened up better possibilities and freed me to move forward rather than dwell on past failure."


“I had my first coaching session with Nicole Gruen of Softskills Coaching and I am very impressed with her as a life coach. I am currently at a point where I need a career change and thru her techniques and ways to approach I was even in my first session able to overcome my core problems and to realize what I need to do in order to get to where I want to be.
One of the outcomes was a revised resume. Before the session, I didn't
have a good feeling about the resume and saw it as a road block. After
the session I felt inspired, reworked it and am now proud and
confident that my resume will serve as the perfect stepping stone into
my new career.



I am looking forward to my next meeting with her already and I am excited about the new perspectives she was able to open up with me for me.”

“Nicole is an awesome coach and an even more awesome person. When she is coaching you, Nicole is just totally there with you. You can’t lose track of your situation or thoughts as she will gently hold you to them. She’ll also open up your view of the situation with her observations or questions. She has very good judgment of when to be supportive and when to push; when to be business-like and when to be more personal. In short, she is very in tune with the needs and moods of her clients. This is true whether you meet with her in person or by phone (most often, she coaches by phone). As a person, Nicole is dedicated to her own growth and development. She has seen coaching work as a tool for her own self-awareness and for sticking to her intentions and is therefore completely committed to coaching as a concept. Above all, Nicole has a huge heart and a very intuitive wisdom."