Okay let’s jump straight in. Yesterday, I saw this thing about Denise Jimenez’s top success tips floating around. Honestly, I didn’t really know her from Adam, but the headline grabbed me. “Need to know now”? Fine, I need some wins, so I figured why not give her five tips a proper road test. My goal? Just see if sticking to them for one whole workday actually made any difference. Spoiler: It kinda did.
The Game Plan
First thing I did was grab a notebook – a physical one, not my phone – and copied down her five big points:
- Get Crystal Clear on What Winning Looks Like (Not just “do stuff”, but WHAT exactly?)
- Build Your Day Like LEGO Blocks (Routine, routine, routine)
- Stop Hiding, Start Talking (One real human conversation daily)
- Own the Mess-Ups (Seriously, admit it fast)
- Celebrate Every Tiny Win (Like, really celebrate)
Simple enough, right? My skepticism meter was beeping, but I committed. No fancy tools, just pen, paper, and trying really hard not to forget step four.
Morning Meltdown to Morning Win
Started as usual: groggy, scrolling the phone doom feed with my coffee. Tip one hit me – what’s my WIN for today? I paused. Scrolled down? Nah. Winning meant finishing that blog draft I’d been dodging for three days. Simple. Goal defined. Boom. Tip one used before coffee number two.
Then came the LEGO blocks. Tip two. My days are usually… chaotic. So I blocked out time: 9-11 AM = Blog Draft ONLY. No email peek-a-boo. Set a timer. Put my phone in another room. Felt like tying myself to the chair. But guess what? By 10:45 AM? Draft DONE. The enforced focus worked. Shocking.
The Scary Part: Reaching Out
Tip three nearly made me ditch the whole thing: Stop Hiding, Start Talking. Specifically, “one real convo daily”. Ugh. Networking feels gross. But I picked someone I vaguely knew who writes about similar stuff. Sent a basic, “Hey, loved your piece on X. Struggling with Y myself, any quick tips?”. Hit send. Immediately regretted it. Felt awkward. Felt weak. But tip four kicked in: Owned it. Yep, felt weird. Admitted it to my notebook. Didn’t die.
An hour later? He replied! A useful tip, and an offer to connect later. Small win? Huge win for me! Cue tip five. Celebrated hard. Ate the fancy chocolate bar I’d been saving “for something special”. This counted.
Afternoon Reality Check
Afternoon hit. Got slammed with unexpected stuff (life, huh?). Started bouncing between tasks like a crazy person. Remembered tip one – what was my one other win needed? Wrapped up the client report. Tip two: blocked 30 mins. Focused. Actually finished it. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the other fires, I noted them down for tomorrow. Small win? Report done. Celebrated mentally (the chocolate was gone). Noted the progress.
Wrap-Up: Did It Actually Work?
Honestly? Yes, but differently than I expected. I didn’t get superhuman levels done. The magic was in the intention and honesty.
- Defining that one clear win stopped the aimless scrolling.
- Sending that awkward message sucked, but owning the awkwardness felt powerful. And getting a reply? Bonus.
- Actually celebrating finishing stuff – not just ticking a box – felt surprisingly motivating.
The LEGO block timing forced me to focus on ONE THING. That draft never would’ve gotten done otherwise.
It wasn’t perfect. I still felt scattered later. But it cut through the noise way more than my normal “just keep swimming” approach. I actually felt in control by the end. One day down. Maybe I’ll try it again tomorrow. Jury’s still out, but the chocolate sure tasted good.
