How could focusing too much on your future outcomes hinder your ability to enjoy the present? On this episode of Double Shot, Joe and Reid explore the difficulties that come when you "hold the future too tightly."

How do you react to your daily circumstances? Do you become stressed by the things you must navigate? Or are you driven by excitement about the outcome your problem-solving? When you have a goal, which of these emotions takes over? Joe and Reid explore just this topic on the next episode of Double Shot.

This episode dives back into the idea of gain and gap mindsets — whether you focus your energy on the progress that has been made, or the progress you have yet to make. Entering a new, slightly shorter format, you'll experience a lighter "catch-up" chat as well, with all the usual banter.

As the world has become more remote, with technology allowing for relationships to exist long before the pandemic, how have we adapted to less in-person interaction? Joe and Reid share the belief that we undervalue in-person connection, and that it's crucial for "true" relationships that will stand the test of time. We explore this topic and more on the next episode of Double Shot.

On this episode, Joe and Reid explore the source of ambitious peoples' motivations. Are we driven by fear, running away from a state of being that deters us? Or, are our actions driven by a greater life's purpose that informs the decisions we make day to day?

In episode 20 of Double Shot, Joe and Reid explore the friction we sometimes experience around setting goals. What if, rather than focusing on a specific achievement, we focused on simply being the person we aspire to be — agnostic of a given event or milestone?

Another less-formatted episode where Reid and Joe land on the topics of resistance to change — particularly when there is a clear direction on the change that is needed. Be it nutritional, behavioral, or other types of change, why can it be so difficult to change the direction of your life's inertia?

There are many aspects of our lives — be it in fitness, nutrition, relationships, or work — where we place "rules" on ourselves that constrict our behaviors. Might these rules be too rigid? In this episode, Joe and Reid dive into the topic of living more in the grey, alongside a chat about overreliance on technology to fill boredom gaps.

Do you use your environment and circumstances as an excuse, or do you take ownership of your situation? In this episode, we touch on the power of owning your circumstances, and the related topic of nature versus nurture.

Is a certain level of self-esteem and self-importance required to achieve a high level of success? In the episode, Joe and Reid explore the relationship between ego and the ceilings we do — or don't — set for ourselves. Whether it's career aspirations or goals for the next fitness endeavor, there may be a "healthy" ego requirement to get there...