Alicia Forest

5 Fast and Easy Ways to Leverage Your Time and Talent Series: Part 3 of 4

People ask me all the time how I've managed to create a 6-figure+ business while only working about 15 hours a week. First, I had to build a solid foundation and set up systems that would support the business as it grew, systems that were either automated... Read >

5 Fast and Easy Ways to Leverage Your Time and Talent Series: Part 2 of 4

People ask me all the time how I've managed to create a 6-figure+ business while only working about 15 hours a week. First, I had to build a solid foundation and set up systems that would support the business as it grew, systems that were either automated... Read >

Pinterest: 5 Ways to Use it Effectively to Market Your Business

Oh no! ANOTHER social media platform? Oh yes - and it's one you might want to take a look at, to see if it makes sense for your particular business. But a caution here - even it does - don't feel you have to add it to your social media marketing. If y... Read >

3 Easy & Effective Alternatives or Additions to Your Coaching Packages

One of the things I enjoy about coaching is that I get to be creative with how I work with my clients. And I often ask them to create the program they'd most like, and usually we can make something up that works for both of us. But in the ten years th... Read >

Avoiding the Well of Despair: A Realistic Timeline to Cash Flow

Falling into fear and doubt as you build your business is normal, but there are many things you can do to catch yourself before you fall into what I call the Well of Despair. The Well of Despair is that cold, dark, spinning place filled with fear and doub... Read >

10 Take-Away's From Ali Brown's SHINE 2011

I had many light bulb moments during my three days in Dallas at SHINE this year, and I wanted to share with you 10 of my top take-away's: 1. Opportunities come through people, not your computer: Think about that for a minute. Yes, you can build good re... Read >

About Being 'Lucky'

I'm a believer in creating your own luck (thus why I don't buy lottery tickets). Actually I don't usually use the word luck because I think it's too easy for people to use it as an excuse, and not in a positive way. I'll share something personal here - I ... Read >

How To Unhook From The Future

Chloe has a children's book titled Milton's Secret: An Adventure of Discovery through Then, When, and the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle and Robert S. Friedman, which really simplifies the concept of living in the present moment, and how the practice of th... Read >

Creating Supportive Environments: 4 Exercises

I'm writing this on my laptop in a Cosi café in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. The reason I am here has nothing to do with me or my business, but the reason I can continue to be successful in my work is because I have set myself up to do so. How? By cr... Read >

Don't Let a Client's Money Drama Become Yours

One of the ways I see entrepreneurs staying small (and frustrated) is by not being serious enough about how they manage their receivables in their business. Receivables is simply money that is owed to you. For example, there isn't a business owner I know ... Read >

How to Overcome the 4 Most Common Struggles of Every Entrepreneur

While the message and the market of your business may be different, there are some stumbling blocks that seem to pop up for even the seasoned entrepreneur. Here are four of the ones that I've been coaching clients on during their private planning and s... Read >

4 Ways to Gracefully Set Boundaries in Your Business

Over the years, I've developed very strong boundaries in my business, which have contributed to its quick growth, and I coach a lot on setting and standing strong in boundaries with many of my clients. I wanted to share some of the ways I've created and s... Read >

Excuses Or Results?

"You either have excuses or you have results. Which one do you have today?" This was a tweet posted by a former Platinum client of mine, Liz Dennery Marks, owner of SheBrand.com and Dennery Marks Inc., a very successful brick-and-mortar branding and c... Read >

The Simple Way to Practice What You Preach

As I'm wrapping up a slew of private retreats with my clients this month, it's become clear that it's time for me to get focused on practicing what I've been preaching - or more specifically, to put myself through the same intense process and plan that I ... Read >

3 Tips for Making Space and Opening the Flow for 2010

I've been spending a lot of time lately getting ready for 2010 - planning, organizing, strategizing, visioning, and more. There are many transitions and transformations on the horizon for me and my business, and much to do to prepare for them, so I'm maki... Read >