By Leo Babauta

In much of our lives, we get stuck in a kind of holding pattern — things aren’t moving forward, we’re doing the same things every day, holding ourselves back because of doubts, uncertainty, fear, indecision.

That’s totally OK! It’s a very human thing, to stay in our comfort zones … but at some point, we start to want to move our lives forward in some meaningful way. We want to get unstuck, and make things happen.

It can feel really overwhelming to get out of this holding pattern, and there are so many decisions to make and steps to take that it can feel incredibly complicated.

But it doesn’t have to be complicated. It can actually be made pretty simple.

The simple way is by fully committing yourself.

Imagine you’ve been stuck in a bunch of ways — you’re not exercising, you’re not eating well, clutter is building up, there’s a big project you’ve been wanting to do for years that you’ve been putting off, and your finances are a bit of a mess. It’s a lot!

But then you decide to fully commit yourself to your big project. You make a big commitment to others, and to yourself. You set up focus sessions every weekday, and some weekly accountability. You show up for these with full commitment.

All of a sudden, from this one big commitment, you start to move forward. You feel more courageous, you’re taking action, you can feel the progress you start to make.

This feels amazing, after being stuck in a holding pattern. Things are hard, but you’re making progress, day after day, then week after week. Not perfect, but it’s movement.

You start to build up more confidence, and more willingness to face discomfort and take action. So you start to exercise — just a little at first. It feels good, and your body feels better. This gives you the energy to start to tackle your clutter, just a little every weekend.

Now your whole life is starting to move forward. A couple months into this, you start to eat a bit healthier. Now you take on your finances, getting them in order.

Things are still a pretty far way off of being where you want them … but there’s forward progress. New levels are being unlocked each month.

This is what happens from taking that leap — of fully committing yourself to something. You don’t let yourself get stuck in indecision and doubt. You know that maybe you’re not making the “perfect” decision or doing things in a perfect way — but that’s OK. It can be worked out as you go.

That’s the simplicity of making a full commitment to something. It cuts through all the complications.

This year, I invite you to make a full commitment to a meaningful project. That’s the focus on my Fearless Mastery 2025 mastermind and coaching program. We ask you to fully commit yourself to the program, and then fully commit to a project.

Your world will change. With one simple act of commitment.

Make the commitment to Fearless Mastery 2025 today.