Dimensions

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In The Formula of Success (TFOS), we introduced the core principle:
Success = (Preparation × Vision × Courage) + Luck.

We clarified how time turns binary success into a compounding journey as a summation of successes. Finally, we also add the layering of multidimensional focus and goals.

Although you might have one goal top of mind, you are never just chasing one dream. You’re juggling health, career, relationships, personal development, maybe even that crazy idea you scribbled on a napkin two years ago.
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This is the multiplier that separates momentary achievement from sustainable excellence because it affects and is affected by every other component of the formula.

1. The Time Element: Success is Staggered, Not Simultaneous

You don’t need to train for an Ironman, get promoted to regional VP, build a better relationship with your partner, and write a book, all this month. But what you do need is a phased strategy across time.

Think of life like a triathlon season, there's a base phase, a build phase, a peak phase, and a taper. Each “success target” deserves its moment to peak, while the others either support it or recover.

Success is not a spotlight. It’s a rotating beam. Use time intelligently to orchestrate when each dimension takes the lead.

2. Preparation’s Ripple Effect: Interference or Interdependence?

Each preparation you undertake isn’t isolated. There is a lot of cross fertilization between success dimensions. For instance,

• Building endurance in sport? You're also building mental resilience for business negotiations.
• You are working through some emotional conversations with your partner? You're also learning how to better communicate with different types of people in your team.
• Practicing mindfulness in high-pressure meetings? You're sharpening your focus for race day.

The key is to recognize the bridges between domains and intentionally let one preparation serve another.

3. Vision Across Dimensions: Awareness Is the Real Asset

You might have heard people saying “You can’t see the forest through the trees.” Meaning you are so close to it, you can’t see the bigger picture anymore. As such a singular definition of success narrows your focus.

A multidimensional approach supports broadened awareness and allows you to spot hidden connections, anticipate overlaps, manage timing and trade-offs. Extended vision isn't about seeing farther, it’s about seeing wider.

And once you widen your perspective, you stop seeing your life in compartments. You start seeing it as a system.

4. Courage Compounds Across Domains

You trained and completed an Ironman, achieved the impossible and now any work-related task seems relatively easier. You presented in front of the board and now have no issue taking the lead in your local sports club.  You had a strong conversation with your coach and now feel comfortable asking for a raise with your boss.

Courage spills over. And every time you face fear in one domain, you train your nervous system to step up elsewhere. Think of courage like an armor, the more you test it, the stronger it gets and the bigger the payoff across all areas.

5. Luck: Evened Out by Multidimensional Play

Here’s the most misunderstood piece of the formula: Luck. In any single pursuit, luck feels like a coin toss, 50/50. But across time and multidimensional pursuits the randomness evens out. What you lose in one, you often gain in another.

The law of large numbers favors the multi-dimensional player. Luck becomes more of a leveler than a disruptor. If you have the right mindset, you can play the game better by knowing when to go all-in or when to hold off.

6. The Hidden Power: Summation Unifies the Formula

Here’s the final punchline: the summation isn’t just a mathematical trick. It’s the glue.
The way you stack courage, cycle vision, and compound preparation across multiple pursuits creates resilience, perspective, and stability.

When one area dips, another can lift. When one pursuit pauses, another accelerates. You don’t burn out because your identity isn’t tethered to a single success. You endure, adapt, and, eventually, win across the board.

Conclusion:
It’s Time to Think Bigger. Multidimensional success isn't about doing more. It's about aligning better. Success multiplies across time. It spills across domains. And it doesn’t care if your progress is staggered, so long as it’s intentional.

Don’t forget. It is the small daily steps that turn into positive habits, patterns, and beliefs ingrained in body and mind. Enjoy the journey!

BONUS TIPS COACH GLENN:

• Be intentional: Write down what is important in your life and what needs your attention in the short and long term. You will feel a reduction in stress. It does not all have happen right away. Be more aware of not putting too much weight on any given unique target.
• Reflection: In any given stage think about what you have learned - pros and cons -and reflect what affect these learnings have on other aspects of life.

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