Some men get ahead in their 20s. Others spend their 30s catching up.
For ambitious young men ages 23–29 · Selective · Application required
Your 20s are not a trial run. They set your trajectory.
Eventually, you will realize this hard truth: no one is coming to the rescue.
The question is whether you'll lead your life — or just react to it.
- 10 private 1-on-1 sessions with Mason Newberry over 90 days.
- 10 foundational video modules delivered by Tommy - concepts developed for his 1% Inner Circle.
- Weekly accountability check-ins between every session so momentum never dies.
"Failure is loud. Drift is quiet. Nobody fears the wrong road while they're on it — the company's good, the pace seems right. You feel fine the whole way, but you wake up at 30 in a place you never chose."
TOMMY NEWBERRY
They Are Unaware of These 4 Forces
After 35 years and 10,000+ coaching sessions, we've identified four subtle patterns that quietly derail ambitious young men in their 20s — often without them realizing it significant catching up will be required.
DISTRACTION
Lack of Sustained Focus
Your attention has fractured, and it's costing you more than you think. Phone, feed, friends, late nights. The things that really matter go unprotected.
DISPERSION
Scattered & Smothered
You're trying lots of things and finishing very little. Side projects, social calendars, half-built habits. None of it compounds because none of it gets your dedicated focus.
DRIFT
Slowly Getting Off Track
You didn't choose this trajectory. But you're on it. Priorities slide. Weeks blur. The man you were going to be gets quieter and quieter until you can't quite hear him anymore.
DELAY
Waiting & Postponing
You already know the truth: tomorrow means never.“I'll lock in next year.” "I'll get started Monday. “After this season.” "Someday" and "Soon" are the sounds of losers. It's how the decade slips away.
Every problem you're facing right now traces back to one or more of these: distraction, dispersion, drift, delay.
These four forces don't operate in isolation — they compound. The longer you wait, the deeper they take root. Defeat them now, and you'll see not just the entire decade transform, but, more importantly. the rest of your life.
You don't fall behind overnight. You drift.
It's hardly ever one big decision. It's a hundred small ones — compounding quietly in the wrong direction.
- You stay up too late and lose your mental edge
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You keep the social patterns of college life
- You surround yourself with "average"
- You get soft and sloppy physically
- You haven't locked in the habits that build an excellent life
And then one day, you wake up and realize you're 30, looking back at your 20s, wondering where they went — and realizing that later is now. The men who crush their goals early build better futures. More freedom. More fun. Passionate relationships. And that's just the beginning. And don't tell yourself "they had better circumstances." You know that's BS. They made better decisions, earlier. On purpose.
THE SHIFT
The men who get ahead early do three things differently.
It's not talent. It's not luck. It's not connections. It's a decision — made earlier than most men make it.
01
They take ownership early
Before they have to. Before it's urgent. Before someone forces them to. Ownership before desperation or crisis is the trait that compounds.
02
They build discipline before they need it
Structure isn't a constraint. It's the thing that sets them free to actually execute when motivation runs out. And it always runs out.
03
They don't try to figure it out alone
Every high performer you admire had a coach, a mentor, or a system. None of them guessed their way to the top. Life is too short for that kind of trial and error.
If you've played competitive sports, you already understand this. You didn't become your best by guessing, drifting, or waiting until you felt like it. You had a coach, a system, and accountability. This is that — for your life. Think of your most competitive sports experience. It will seem like nothing if you show up for your 30's unprepared.
Three tools. One integrated system.
Here are the core frameworks developed by Tommy and -- field-tested and refined over 35 years and 10,000+ private coaching sessions — adapted for the season you're in right now. All designed for one thing: execution.
The MasterVISION™
The detailed, vivid picture of your best life across every domain that matters. Few men, especially in their 20s, have ever done this kind of mental work. Once you do, everything changes.
The PortableCOACH™
Your strategic 90-day game plan. Turns broad vision into specific, actionable priorities. You always know exactly what to work on next. A critical edge.
The WeeklyCOACH™
The weekly planning and accountability system that ensures consistent progress. This is where the real compounding happens — week by week, without fail. Win your weeks, win your 20's.
THE COACHING PROCESS
A strategic system you master and make your own.
CLARIFICATION
SIMPLIFICATION
MAXIMIZATION
ACCELERATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
Follow through. Overcome human nature. Keep your commitments. Consistency gets locked in. Outperform your previous best, week after week.
A structured start. No guesswork. Real accountability.
10 core video modules
You get access to 10 short foundational modules delivered by Tommy. These are the fundamentals most men in their 20s were never explicitly taught — clarity of direction, owning the future, mental discipline, the role of fitness in business, relationship traps that cost energy and money, career myths, and how to build and organize a life that makes you want to get up early. Roughly 90 minutes. Work through them on your schedule.
10 private 1-on-1 sessions with Mason
Real, personalized coaching. Not a group call. Private, direct, and applied to your actual life — your career, value creation, your habits, your relationships, your goals. Mason will challenge you, hold you accountable, and help you build a game plan specific to where you are and where you're going.
Weekly check-ins between every session
Momentum dies between sessions when there's no accountability. Weekly check-ins keep you on track, catch drift before it causes damage, and ensure that what you commit to in coaching actually happens in your life. We stick with you. You follow through.
Continue building — on your terms
After the initial 10 sessions, you may continue your private coaching or receive an invitation to join one of our mastermind cohorts with other like-minded men who are serious about staying fit, focused and free to call the shots and ultimately, live life on their terms. This is where the real compounding happens.
This isn't just coaching advice. This is a life lived.
If you've made it this far, we probably have a lot in common. I know too many guys who talk about their future and how THEY want to create it, but they're not making it happen.
Mason Newberry
Lead Coach · Own The Decade Program · 12× Ultramarathoner
I left corporate four times. I ran 250 miles through the desert. And I built a life that's actually mine.
But before any of that, I spent years feeling like something was off — and not knowing what to do about it. I tried switching jobs. I tried starting businesses. None of it worked because I was only changing the situation without first changing myself.
What actually worked was two things: doing something hard enough to prove what I was capable of, and getting quiet enough to figure out who I actually was...and could be.
This identity shift changed everything.
I'd like to help you do what I did, but in your own way.
I know what it feels like to have everything look right and feel wrong. I also know what it feels like on the other side. Now, with the help of the mindset and toolkit I grew up with and absorbed from my dad, I help men get that same clarity and confidence — in 90 days or less.
Backed by Tommy Newberry
NYT and WSJ bestselling author · 35 years · 10,000+ private sessions · Married 32 years, 3 grown sons · Founder, The 1% Club. Mason was trained directly under Tommy's framework — the same system that has shaped thousands of high-performing entrepreneurs and their families.
Project yourself three years down the road. Two very different pictures.
Men in your exact position - same season, same ambition, same tension - are living both of these right now. Based on one decision they made or neglected to make.
By Default
PATH OF INERTIA
- You're working hard but not certain if you're actually getting ahead
- You're still in the social patterns of college — and they're starting to get old and feel hollow
- Your fitness has slipped from where it was at 22 and you keep saying “next month”
- Your career is ok, but it's not the experience or trajectory you imagined for yourself
- The girlfriend nightmares that costs emotional and financial capital...and time
- You keep telling yourself this is just a phase you'll be able to catch up
- You hit 30 and realize the decade is gone, and you're just starting
By Default
PATH OF INTENT
You don't just finish the program. You finish different.
90 days from now, you'll have more than a plan. You'll have a version of yourself that operates at a different level — and you'll feel the difference in everything.
DIRECTION You know exactly where you're going and why. No more second-guessing. No more waiting for clarity to arrive on its own.
FITNESS You're stronger, more durable, and more disciplined physically than you've been since your athletic days — and it's showing up everywhere else too.
FOCUS You've cut the noise. Your time and energy go to what actually moves the needle. You're no longer busy — you're effective. Over and over again.
CONSISTENCY You follow through. Not sometimes. Not just when you feel like it. Week after week, the gap between who you are and who you said you'd be is closing.
RELATIONSHIPS The people who matter most are getting the best of you — not what's left over.
IDENTITY You've stopped waiting to become the man you know you can be. You're building him now. Intentionally.
Your 20s are happening right now. Are you paying attention? What are you building? What have you built so far?
Foundation + Coaching
$6,000
(or 3 payments of $2,250)
Full program · No subscriptions · No surprise fees
– The Foundation Course — 10 core video modules on clarity, discipline, relationships, and building a life that works
– 10 Private 1-on-1 coaching sessions with Mason
– Weekly check-ins between sessions to maintain momentum
– Direct access to your coach for accountability and support
– Ongoing monthly coaching & mastermind options to keep the compounding going
Takes 5 minutes · We review every application personally · Response within 72 hours