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A 28-Day Purpose Programme for Men

Compass

Functional. Capable. Productive. And privately unsure what any of it is building toward. 28 days to build a plan that is actually yours.

No group. No sharing. No therapist. 20 minutes a day.

Begin for $49, Founding Member 12 of 50 founding member spots taken
What you write is private. Nobody can see it.
50 founding member spots
38 remaining
After the first 50, price is $97
Founding members pay $49 permanently
The Problem

You're busy. You're capable. You're doing the work.
But you can't shake the feeling that none of it actually matters.

Men are told to be successful. To provide. To keep moving. Nobody ever asks: what are you actually moving toward? What do you stand for? What would you regret at 80?

The Compass is a 28-day guided programme that forces those questions and gives you the framework to answer them. You come out with something most men never have: a written Personal Doctrine. A map of your own making.

"The man who has a why to live for can bear almost any how."

Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
The Programme

Built for men who
do not have time to
drift any longer.

PHASE 01
Days 1 – 9
Excavation

Uncover what's actually there beneath the noise. No theory. Structured exercises that surface what you already know but haven't faced.

  • The Eulogy Test: who are you actually becoming?
  • The Regret Audit: what will haunt you at 80?
  • The Resentment Inventory: what you hate reveals what you value
  • Energy Map: what drains you, what charges you
  • Identity Assets: what is yours alone?
PHASE 02
Days 10 – 19
Examination

Convert raw material into clear signal. Separate what you were told to want from what you actually want.

  • Values Distillation: reduce 50 down to 5
  • The Comparison Trap: whose life are you measuring against?
  • Fear Inventory: what has stopped you, and why
  • Strengths Archaeology: what comes naturally that others struggle with
  • The Decision Framework: how you will make hard calls going forward
PHASE 03
Days 20 – 28
Architecture

Build the document. Your Personal Doctrine. Written. Permanent. Yours.

  • North Star Statement: what you are actually moving toward
  • The Four Commitments: what you will not compromise
  • Legacy Draft: what you want to have built by the end
  • The One-Page Doctrine: everything distilled to a page you can read in two minutes

One page.
Permanent.
Built entirely from your own answers.

Personal Doctrine: Sample Structure
  • II exist to build things that outlast me and raise men who don't need my approval.
  • III do not trade integrity for convenience. Not once. Not ever.
  • IIIMy energy goes to my family, my work, and my health. Everything else is optional.
  • IVI will be known for doing what I said I would do.
The Rules

Four rules.
No exceptions.

RULE 01
20 minutes a day

One exercise. That's it. Built for men who are already full. You don't need more time. You need to use the time you have differently.

RULE 02
Honesty or nothing

The programme is only as good as your answers. Write what's true, not what sounds good. Nobody will read it but you.

RULE 03
No group. No sharing.

Your answers are private. You don't have to share anything. This is not a men's group. It's you, the questions, and silence.

RULE 04
Finish what you start

The Compass works if you complete it. Day 30 is when the pieces click. Push through the sessions that feel pointless. They won't at the end.

Straight
answers.

"Is this therapy?"
No. Therapy investigates your past. The Compass works on your next move. There's no diagnosis here. Just questions and your honest answers.
"What if someone can see what I write?"
Nobody can. Not the founder. Not the platform. Your answers are stored securely and are only accessible to you. See the privacy section below.
"I've started things like this before and stopped."
The Compass is 20 minutes a day. One exercise. Day 4 is waiting when you return. The structure is built for men who have a history of starting and not finishing. Each session is self-contained.
"I don't have time."
Twenty minutes. That's a commute. That's after the kids go to bed. It's designed for men who are already at capacity. It fits around a full life because it has to.
"Is $49 worth it?"
One psychology session in Australia costs $180-250 out of pocket after the Medicare rebate. Eight weeks twice-weekly runs to $2,880-$4,000. The Compass costs $49, runs on your schedule, and nobody hears a word of it.

What you write
stays with you.

Your responses inside The Compass are private. The founder cannot see them. The platform cannot see them. No AI reads your answers to improve itself. Nothing is shared, sold, or used for any purpose other than delivering the programme to you.

This is non-negotiable. A man writing honestly about what he actually stands for needs to know that honesty costs him nothing.

The Founder
Built from lived experience, not theory
  • 10+ years as a business owner
  • 10+ years in human services leadership
  • Academic background in Psychology
  • Built Mallee because he needed it and it did not exist

I spent over a decade working alongside men in human services and running my own businesses. The pattern I kept seeing was not failure. It was drift. Men who were functional, employed, capable, and completely unable to tell you what they were actually building toward.

I looked at what existed. Therapy required you to be broken enough to justify it. Coaching cost more than most men's car repayments. Men's groups asked you to be vulnerable in front of strangers on a Tuesday night. None of it fit a man who is largely fine but privately going nowhere.

The Compass is what I wanted fifteen years ago. Private. Structured. A fixed endpoint. You walk out with a document, not a feeling. Something you can put down and pick back up when you need to be reminded of what you decided you stood for.

Complete all 28 exercises honestly. If you cannot point to one real shift in how you understand yourself, I will refund the $49. No forms. No questions.

Pricing

One price.
One time.
Everything included.

Founding Member: First 50 Only
AUD
49
$97
One-time payment. Less than $1.75 a day for 28 days. Lifetime access. Price locks permanently when you join.
Founding spots taken 12 / 50
First 50 founding members pay $49 permanently. After that, the price is $97.
What this replaces
Psychologist (1 session, after Medicare rebate)
$180–$250
Life coach (8 weeks, twice weekly)
$2,400–$4,800
Men's mastermind (annual)
$3,000–$12,000
The Compass, founding member
$49
  • Full 28-day Compass programme (all three phases)
  • 28 structured exercises with Mallee AI mentor access
  • Your Personal Doctrine document, permanent and yours to keep
  • Founding member price locked permanently at $49
  • Access to all future programme updates at no extra cost
  • Complete privacy. Your answers are yours alone.
Completion Guarantee

Complete all 28 exercises honestly. If you cannot point to one thing you now understand about yourself that you did not before, reply to any email and I will refund the full $49. No questions asked.

A note on where this is at

The Compass is in its founding stage. The programme is complete. The exercises are tested. The founding price reflects that you are one of the first men through it, and your honest feedback on what worked and what did not is part of what you are exchanging for the reduced price. That is the arrangement. Nothing is hidden in it.

Begin The Compass for $49

One-time payment. Instant access. Not a subscription.

The Compass is
the beginning,
not the whole thing.

Men who complete The Compass will have first access to The Pod when it opens. The Pod is a separate product in development: a small-group accountability app built for men who have done the internal work and are ready to stay accountable to it with three other men doing the same.

Groups of four

Matched with three other men at a similar point. No large groups. No audience. Four men, one shared commitment.

15-minute check-ins

Weekly structured check-in protocol. Specific. Time-limited. No rambling. Built for men who value their time and each other's.

Real accountability

Commitments with stakes. Not motivational. Not therapeutic. Men holding each other to what they said they would do.

Founding Compass members get early access to The Pod before it opens publicly. Complete The Compass and you are already in the queue.

FAQ

What exactly do I get for $49? +
The full 28-day Compass programme, 28 structured daily exercises, access to the Mallee AI mentor throughout, and your completed Personal Doctrine document at the end. One-time payment, no subscription, lifetime access.
What is the Mallee AI mentor? +
Mallee is an AI built specifically for The Compass. It responds to your work as you go through each day. It doesn't give advice. It asks questions. It helps you get further into your own thinking than you would on a blank page alone.
How much time does it take each day? +
Twenty minutes. One exercise per day. The programme is designed for men who are already at full capacity. If you miss a day, Day 4 is waiting. There's no momentum penalty for life getting in the way.
Can anyone see what I write? +
No. Your responses are private and secure. The founder cannot see them. The platform cannot see them. Nothing is shared or used for any purpose other than running the programme for you. This is non-negotiable.
What if I don't finish it? +
The completion guarantee only applies if you complete all 28 exercises. If you do not finish, that is on you and you know it. The programme is built to be completable. Twenty minutes a day is a choice, not a capacity issue.
Why is the founding member price $49 instead of $97? +
The first 50 men through The Compass are founding members. In exchange for the reduced price, honest feedback is what you are exchanging for the discount. Once 50 spots are filled, the price moves to $97 permanently. Founding member price is locked for the men who join now.