Discipline sounds harsh until you translate it to the Irish word : Smácht meaning control, mastery, and the beautiful skill of managing your fishing technique.
Pádraic Ó Máille reveals how this Connemara word became a life-changing philosophy for terrified business owners surviving Ireland’s worst recession, evolving into mastermind groups running since 2011 with members still returning for one surprising reason: safety.
Discover why 98% of heart bypass patients revert to old habits without peer accountability, how Pádraic went from C-class to A-class through presentation skills, why his mother’s pre-speech phone call taught him about negative people, and the six questions transforming paralysing worry into actionable plans—including the business owner who smiled after finally knowing exactly what he owed.
THINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT
- How the Smácht philosophy was born.
- Why mastermind groups provide irreplaceable benefits
- How physical fitness represents the #1 characteristic of successful business people.
- Why the six-question problem-solving framework transforms worry into action. How presentation skills differentiate successful entrepreneurs not by product quality but by communication ability.
GUEST DETAILS
Pádraic Ó Máille is Ireland’s most sought-after business mentor, acclaimed speaker, and founder of the Smácht philosophy the proven discipline of success driving incredible achievements since 2011.
His framework has helped extreme athletes conquer the Atlantic, high-level sports teams win national titles, and entrepreneurs secure the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award.
With over twenty years mentoring business owners through economic recessions, growth phases and personal challenges, Pádraic has worked with approximately 200 colleagues across 12+ Smácht mastermind groups operating since 2011, with many original members still participating today.
Author of insightful books including The Midas Power, Pádraic’s unique approach combines Irish cultural wisdom (the Connemara word “smácht” meaning discipline, control and mastery) with practical
psychology, physical fitness principles, and peer accountability structures.
His mentoring philosophy emphasises five critical success characteristics: physical fitness, surrounding yourself with the right
people, positive psychology, problem-solving frameworks, and presentation skills.
Drawing on experiences from working with Fergal Quinn at SuperQuinn to supporting businesses through Ireland’s worst economic recession, Pádraic delivers transformative insights making success inevitable rather than hopeful.
Connect with Pádraic:
Smácht Mastermind Groups: Contact through Real Business Conversations
Speaking Engagements: Available for corporate events, conferences and business training
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ABOUT YOUR HOST
The host of this podcast is Larissa Feeney, CEO and Founder of Kinore, an award-winning online
accountancy and business services firm based in Ireland. Lasissa’s journey is notable, starting in hospitality before transitioning to accounting, where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Driven by a vision to challenge traditional accountancy and leverage technology, Larissa founded Kinore in 2015, establishing Ireland’s first online, remote-first Finance and Business Services
company. Under her leadership, Kinore has received numerous accolades, and Larissa herself has been
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QUOTES
I think when you ask the members, why do you keep coming back? It’s a safe place. When we have
problems, we can’t always go to our banks. We can’t even go to our accountants. - Pádraic Ó Máille
I asked them, what was the one characteristic they thought they needed more than anything else for
their businesses to survive? Almost every person said discipline. - Pádraic Ó Máille
Within two years, 98% of people who had bypassed surgery had reverted to their old habits, to their
old fitness regimes, to their old diets. The 2% who actually succeeded in sticking with it were part of
a mastermind group. - Pádraic Ó Máille
The first attribute of all the great people that I’ve worked with: they all had exceptionally high energy levels. They were all very physically fit. - Pádraic Ó Máille
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