21 October 2026
Is the Identity That Made You Successful Holding You Back? 5 Patterns You Need to Break with Andrea Petrone
Creating Confidence with Heather Monahan
About
What happens when the identity that made you successful starts holding you back? In this episode, I sit down with Andrea Petrone, the CEO Whisperer, former senior executive, and leadership coach. Andrea shares how reaching the top of his career forced him to confront an outdated leadership identity and why even the most successful leaders can struggle to recognize when they need to change. We dive into how pressure exposes our blind spots, why self-awareness and vulnerability are essential to effective leadership, and how AI is changing what it means to be an expert. Andrea also breaks down the leadership identities that can keep you stuck, the importance of empowering others, and how to recognize the signals that it’s time to reinvent yourself. Tune in to discover how to challenge your old patterns, lead with greater clarity, and become the version of yourself your next chapter requires.
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
Meet Andrea Petrone, Performance & Executive Coach to 250+ CEOs and Leadership Teams.
How outdated beliefs about leadership can become a liability at the top.
Why self-awareness is essential when pressure hits.
The warning signs leaders miss before results start to decline.
Why reinvention applies to anyone carrying responsibility, not just CEOs.
How AI is changing the role of leaders and challenging traditional expertise.
Why avoiding change becomes more costly as pressure increases.
How vulnerability helps leaders build trust and create stronger teams.
What it means to grieve the leader you used to be.
The five leadership archetypes and why the Stoic archetype often struggles to let go.
How to recognize when your current identity is no longer serving your goals.
Why great leaders empower others instead of needing to be involved in everything.
An exercise to identify the gaps between who you are and how you lead.
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Resources + Links
Pre-order your copy of Andrea’s book, Reinvention at the Top: The Playbook for CEOs to Lead Under Pressure: https://www.reinventionatthetop.com/preorder
Listen to Andrea’s The World Class Leaders Show podcast: https://andreapetrone.com/podcast
Call my digital clone at 201-897-2553!
Visit heathermonahan.com
Sign up for my mailing list: heathermonahan.com/mailing-list/
Overcome Your Villains is Available NOW! Order here: https://overcomeyourvillains.com
If you haven't yet, get my first book Confidence Creator
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Heather on Instagram & LinkedIn
Andrea on Instagram & LinkedIn
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
Meet Andrea Petrone, Performance & Executive Coach to 250+ CEOs and Leadership Teams.
How outdated beliefs about leadership can become a liability at the top.
Why self-awareness is essential when pressure hits.
The warning signs leaders miss before results start to decline.
Why reinvention applies to anyone carrying responsibility, not just CEOs.
How AI is changing the role of leaders and challenging traditional expertise.
Why avoiding change becomes more costly as pressure increases.
How vulnerability helps leaders build trust and create stronger teams.
What it means to grieve the leader you used to be.
The five leadership archetypes and why the Stoic archetype often struggles to let go.
How to recognize when your current identity is no longer serving your goals.
Why great leaders empower others instead of needing to be involved in everything.
An exercise to identify the gaps between who you are and how you lead.
Check Out Our Sponsors:
Sequencing - Right now, sequencing.com is offering our listeners up to 10% off your full Genome test, plus free shipping. Go to sequencing.com, and use promo code CONFIDENCE for 10% off.
NetSuite - If your revenues are at least in the seven figures, get our free business guide, Aligning for the Agentic Era: How AI Is Changing Everyday Work at netsuite.ai/MONAHAN.
Monarch - Write your own money story with Monarch. Use code CONFIDENCE at monarch.com to get your first year of Monarch Core half off at just $50.
Hostinger - Go to hostinger.com/CONFIDENCE and use code CONFIDENCE for 10% off now.
Vinted - See what's hiding in your closet, you might be surprised how much you can earn with Vinted. Download the Vinted app for free to start listing with no seller fees.
Resources + Links
Pre-order your copy of Andrea’s book, Reinvention at the Top: The Playbook for CEOs to Lead Under Pressure: https://www.reinventionatthetop.com/preorder
Listen to Andrea’s The World Class Leaders Show podcast: https://andreapetrone.com/podcast
Call my digital clone at 201-897-2553!
Visit heathermonahan.com
Sign up for my mailing list: heathermonahan.com/mailing-list/
Overcome Your Villains is Available NOW! Order here: https://overcomeyourvillains.com
If you haven't yet, get my first book Confidence Creator
Follow
Heather on Instagram & LinkedIn
Andrea on Instagram & LinkedIn