Lee Powell standing at sunrise on open road

You’re not broken. You’re seen.

Carrying weight no one else can see? ManOS rebuilds the man beneath the mask—identity, emotion, execution—so you lead with presence, not performance.

Most men are running legacy code.

You inherited patterns, beliefs, and reactions — without ever choosing them. ManOS is how you rewrite your internal operating system: from automatic to deliberate, from drift to direction.

Silent overload

High-functioning — and quietly exhausted. Stress leaks into sleep, focus, and home.

Emotional isolation

"Strong" has meant "numb." You kept it together while everything was coming apart. You can't fix what you can't feel.

Misaligned direction

Success without self. Achievement without alignment. You’re carrying weight no one sees.

Lee Powell passport style photo

How it works

Install the system. Recompile the code.

ManOS follows a four-phase flow called GRIP: Grounding → Rebuild → Integrate → Purpose. It's the sequence Lee used to rebuild from collapse — now codified so you don't have to learn it the hard way.


Compass resting on cracked earth

1) Ground

Interrupt drift. Map your inner code and get honest about what’s running you.

2) Rebuild

Clear corrupt patterns. Rewire self, story, and standards.

3) Integrate

Run daily rituals that align action with values — no more collapse-repair cycles.

4) Purpose

Choose your next vector. Lead with presence. Build what outlasts you.

What you'll gain

A daily operating system for men done performing under unseen weight.

Clarity

See what's running you — and rewrite it from source.

Vitality

Rebuild strength, rhythm, and recovery — body and brain aligned.

Execution

Simple rituals, tracked habits, and tools that hold under pressure.

Presence

Connect deeper with partners, family, brothers. Fully there.

Integrity

Values, beliefs, and actions — lined up, clean, congruent.

Direction

Vector not noise. Purpose that’s lived, not theorized.

Men celebrating together after sunrise hike

What men are saying

Stories from men running ManOS in their real lives.

Portrait of Ben H.

Ben H., 42

electrician, dad of two

“I didn’t want a guru. I wanted my head quiet and my hands steady again. The ‘ground’ part gave me a way to tell the truth without blowing up my life. Small things: phone out of the bedroom, three lines in a notebook before work, walk with my wife at 7. I sleep now. I’m less short with the kids. Not fixed — just finally running clean.”

Portrait of Marcus R.

Marcus R., 38

founder, Melbourne

“I went in braced for another mindset course. It wasn’t that. It’s a system. Calendar-level changes, not personality theatre. Grounding, then one standard at a time. Revenue’s fine, but the big win was I stopped performing at home. Dinner without the laptop. My son noticed before I did.”

Portrait of Dr. James P.

Dr. James P., 55

surgeon

“I’ve been excellent at everything except being present. The shame of that is… quiet, and heavy. ManOS gave me a checklist that wasn’t performative. Ten-minute ritual before theatre. Phone call after clinic, before the car. I’m not trying to be a different man. I’m being the man I am, without the armour.”

Portrait of Tariq A.

Tariq A., 33

teacher

“I didn’t need motivation. I needed somewhere I didn’t have to pretend. The cohort was that. No speeches, no chest beating. We told the truth and didn’t make it a drama. ‘The wound is the doorway home’ stopped being a line and became a map. I feel… normal. That’s new.”

Portrait of Luke S.

Luke S., 47

police

“Tired for years. Carrying weight no one sees. I kept it together, and it kept costing me. Ground → Rebuild was permission to stop muscling through and start setting three commitments I could keep. Sleep, training, one honest conversation a week. Not exciting. Effective.”

Portrait of Daniel K.

Daniel K., 29

software engineer

“The OS metaphor clicked. I wasn’t broken; I was running legacy code. We deprecated two old behaviours and shipped one new habit every week. No inspirational speeches. Just commits. After eight weeks I felt capable again, which is all I was after.”

Start where you are. Run it how you need.

One framework. Four levels of depth. Choose the starting point that meets your life now.

ManOS — The Book

The Book

The full framework in print. Install the system at your own pace.

ManOS — Online Course

Online Course

Structured video training, tools, and fieldwork to run ManOS day to day.

ManOS — Cohort Mentoring

Cohort Mentoring

Run the system live with 12 men. Ten weeks of clarity, discipline, and direction.

ManOS — 1:1 Mentoring

1:1 Mentoring

Custom guidance. No noise. Just high-leverage support for fast integration.

Lee Powell standing alone amid mountains; the threshold moment — the man deciding to rebuild.

Carrying the weight alone ends here.

Begin the rebuild — book, brotherhood, ten weeks of work.