Yo Yo! Reader,

I hope you are well! I have a small reflection today and also we celebrate 200 episodes of the Podcast too!

🤷🏻‍♂️ Life & Thoughts

One year ago, I wrote about feeling stuck and questioning my direction, my vision, and my place in the broader community. Imposter syndrome, doubt, and uncertainty had crept in. I knew I wanted to document, inspire, and create, but I was wrestling with how to do it in a way that felt authentic.

I took a step back, reflected, and asked myself:
👉 Why do I create?
👉 Who is it really for?
👉 What do I want to build long-term?

One Year Later: What’s Changed?

🔥 I’ve locked in harder than ever on my ambitions.
🔥 I’ve leaned into creating for me first—knowing that authenticity attracts the right audience.
🔥 I’ve continue to build my business, worked through some challenges on the running front and my 3rd ultra-marathon having to be cancelled, grown a podcast, and stayed accountable to the vision of Furthering My Lifestyle.
🔥 I’ve proven—through action—that showing up consistently matters more than waiting for the perfect plan.

The Big Lesson?

We all go through seasons of doubt, but clarity comes from doing the work—not overthinking it.

📌 You don’t need all the answers to take the next step.
📌 You don’t need guaranteed success to bet on yourself.
📌 You don’t need external validation to keep pushing forward.

So Here’s My Challenge to You:

What have you been overthinking? What’s the thing you know you want to do, but you’re stuck waiting for the “right time”?

💡 The right time is now.
💡 You figure it out by starting.
💡 One year from now, you’ll wish you had begun today.

I’m still here. Still building. Still charging on.

Are you?

Business Snapshot for 2025 (currently):

Today was the LAST day for me in the Storage Units. I have spent almost 2.5 years there and it changed my business and my life.

But today we started the new phase of 100% moving into the warehouse, which will be the new launching pad for greatness.

Don't get me wrong...

I am terrified
but I am also excited to face it and beat it

Business is like a video game.

We just have to level up and problem solve along the way.

FEB 2025 SNAPSHOT: lets hope I can even out the expenses over the next few months...

Content

Closing thoughts

I hope to see you around via my Youtube, my Instagram or maybe even in person!

Thanks!

Chris Furlong // say hello@clfurlong.com

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PREVIOUS READS: First and Latest:

Week 1: https://ckarchive.com/b/lmuehmh9od64
Week 186: https://artisanal-teacher-7863.kit.com/posts/remember-to-zoom-out-before-you-focus-in-again
Week 187: https://artisanal-teacher-7863.kit.com/posts/it-s-taken-5-years-but-i-am-ready-for-the-next
Week 188: https://artisanal-teacher-7863.kit.com/posts/will-you-commit-to-being-a-better-you
Week 189: https://artisanal-teacher-7863.kit.com/posts/that-fear-isn-t-a-red-light-it-s-a-signal-that-you-re-about-to-grow?
Week 190: https://artisanal-teacher-7863.kit.com/posts/why-you-should-never-listen-to-the-doubters?
Week 191: https://artisanal-teacher-7863.kit.com/posts/1-491-days-later-and-i-cannot-believe-it
Week 192: https://artisanal-teacher-7863.kit.com/posts/it-s-scary-it-s-risky-but-it-still-feels-right-to-do

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a year from now you will have wished you started today