Trumping Frustration is not the Same as Trumping Fear

It appears that Trump's Network movie reboot of, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," has continued to resonate with millions of frustrated -- and yes, mad -- Americans.

It also appears that his giving voice to those frustrations is so powerful that even people he offends will overlook his gaffes and insults if he is giving voice to what they think and feel angry about that they believe nobody else is saying.

Well, given the economic volatility of the world, we are about to see how agile and adaptive Trump is in calming and dealing with people's fears, which flirts with panic as they rubberneck the stock market numbers worldwide.

Selling to frustration is different than selling to fear.

What we need in a leader is someone who has an extremely -- and if possible granular -- vision of success that most people will agree with. Following the development and articulation of such a clear vision, a leader needs to next declare the mission to achieve it and then lay out a strategy that people will see as doable/executable by mere mortals, i.e. the people tasked with getting it done.

The problem we most certainly need to learn from is the Iraq war that was fueled by a massive reaction to 9/11 where American fear verging on panic pushed us to enter a war without a clear vision of success and that we are continuing to pay the price for.

So Mr. Trump, we have seen how inflaming people to vent their frustration through you appears to "play in Peoria," but what are you going to say and then do, when people shift from frustration to fear?