Personal Coaching

Do you want to change something in your life? In your job? Privately? Or both? Do you want to advance professionally or develop as a manager?

But somehow you’re a bit stuck and can’t really get any further? Or is there a challenge or conflict that you can’t solve on your own?

Then you’re in the right place with me.

The goal

At GROOOOOOOOW®, coaching is all about personal growth. Around questions like: Who am I, what defines me and who do I want to be tomorrow? What is important to me and what do I still want to achieve in my life? How can I deal better with life’s challenges and how can I grow from them?

Let’s find out together …

About me

Who am I, and if so, how many?

As a systemic coach, I am first and foremost a “travelling companion” for you.

I am also an entrepreneur, consultant, do-gooder, musician, artist, son, partner, father and friend. So I am many things.

And I’ve seen and experienced a lot in my life.

I have made a career for myself. I was very successful professionally. And I failed. I had a burnout. And grew from it. I know the game. And I don’t feel like playing it anymore.

I like people. And I know from my own experience what potential lies dormant in them – but also what challenges and pains.

I have the privilege of being an old white man. And I am a feminist at the same time. I am spiritual. And I have both feet on the ground. I love. And I know what real loss means.

So I bring a lot with me – for our journey together …

The journey

I was actually planning to list all the trainings and courses I have completed here. That’s what consultants and coaches like to do. Because as a client, you want someone with expertise. To feel that you’re in good hands. I understand that. Coaching is often unfamiliar territory at first. But unfortunately, all these certificates don’t mean much in the end. Especially not whether it will be good.

Much more important is whether you can trust me as your “travelling companion”. Because the really important questions in life are often not so easy to answer. They require a safe and protected space. Especially for things that are unpleasant and perhaps a little painful at first. After all, you always come face to face with yourself every day.

Furthermore, my experience is that we first have to allow and invite our challenges and fears in order to make them talkable and deal withable. It’s not easy, but it’s worth it. Because then everything is usually suddenly very clear. And you can take action and do things differently. Cautiously at first, and then with real vigour and energy. You will find the protected space – or rather ‘courage space’ – for this journey with me. It is important to me to work together in a barrier- and diversity-sensitive way.

Long story short: The real question is, do you have a good feeling about embarking on such a journey into the unknown with me?

We’ll only find out if we get to know each other. And that is why this is the first step. This way we can see if we can form a good travelling duo. And then, in the best case, we can simply set off …

The investment

I know what I am capable of. And that has a value, of course. My hourly rate is €200 for companies and €120 for self-payers.

If you are a self-payer, this will probably hurt you a little. But if you can convincingly explain to me why this is too much for you, we will certainly find a solution.

The result

As you should never praise yourself, here are a few comments from my travelling companions so far:
“Felix Bennien really took me on a journey to myself. I finally understood how I keep getting in my own way and how I can change that. Thanks to his approachable and emphatic manner, I was able to reconcile myself with my challenges and accept myself for who I am. Afterwards, I felt liberated and together we worked out how I could use my strengths more purposefully for myself and what I want to achieve. I didn’t always succeed straight away, but then I got better and better. Today, I look back and am simply grateful that I gave myself this gift.”
Vice President Communications

Mobility Service Provider

“When I started the process with Felix, I realised that I needed a new challenge. But I just didn’t know how and what to choose. During the process, I realised that I was also so frustrated by the search because I didn’t really want to commit and decide. We then looked together at what could really make me happy and satisfied in the long term. And once I realised that, it was really easy to find my new dream job.”
UX / UI Designer

NGO

“When I met Felix, I was sitting between several stools professionally and felt increasingly dissatisfied. I had been busy for months trying to decide which path I wanted to take. I was going round in circles and was always back to square one in my mind.

Felix is a very good listener, he took the time to let me describe things in detail. He challenged my assessment and attitude to work and at the same time focussed on the situation as a whole. We developed a new perspective where I feel that all the factors have been carefully considered and categorised.

Felix’s strength is to structure and organise my thoughts, and I benefited from the experience he brings from his professional and creative background.

Felix is a very empathetic and patient counsellor. I always felt comfortable and understood during our conversations. Thank you.’

Industrial Designer

Self-employed

“The coaching with Felix Bennien did me a lot of good. I was able to talk to someone who asked me the right questions, listened to me and helped me to structure my thoughts.

At first, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I also didn’t know what I wanted to do in the future. In short, I had a certain emptiness inside me. I didn’t know what the future would bring.

Felix helped me to face this emptiness with a positive attitude, then to structure my many thoughts and find a new clarity. He showed me that I can be proud of what I have achieved so far and gave me the confidence that the journey will continue in the right direction based on our ‘sorting’.”

Entrepreneur

Self-employed

“Felix has accompanied me through many challenging professional and private moments over the past few months. I am very grateful for that.

Thanks to Felix’s impulses and the right questions at the right time, I was able to better structure my thoughts and ideas and develop new (professional) perspectives.

Looking back, I realise how I have made progress in a very short period of time – such as replacing long-held beliefs with new ones – and now look to the future with more confidence, courage and self-responsibility.

I can highly recommend being accompanied by Felix.”

Research assistant

Research institute

Will your testimonial be here soon? I would make me very happy!

Felix Bennien

GROOOOOOOOW®