Jack Schlossberg - Let Them Underestimate Him (strategies used by Prince Hal, Steve Jobs and Guerrilla Warriors)

Back in the days where there were English majors and many of us became professional writers the Jack Schlossberg antics would have been deconstructed with many literary references in high-brow publications.

THE CLOWN PRINCE

 Among the thought leadership articles would have been a comparison to William Shakespeare's Prince Hal,  That was his nickname. He was really a Henry. 

The focus would have been Hal's atypical strategies for gaining, holding and growing power. Incidentally, since 2008, the number of those majoring in that discipline has declined more than 31%. So, the world might be missing out on a lot of deep perspectives honed from literary history. 

The errant price who transformed into a much loved monarch is featured in Henry IV,  Part I, Henry IV, Part 2, Henry V. Essentially that royal from Shakespeare's history plays was wildly hedonistic. His brand was shaped by his friendship with the dissolute such as jester Sir John Falstaff. 

Then, that ended, catching those who counted off-guard. BTW, shocked also was Falstaff who was abruptly ditched. Meanwhile while behaving quite unroyal, Hal  was developing a deep understanding of the people.

TEMPLATE OF BEING UNDERESTIMATED

Non-English majors might posit that Schlossberg mirrors the youthful Steve Jobs who had been pushed out of his own corporation. Jobs 1.0 might have been a strategic device to have the powerful underestimate him. Being discounted as not having to be taken seriously is a weapon in guerrilla warfare. Opponents are blindsided by sniper attacks. 

SO MUCH FOR THE KENNEDYS

Schlossberg, the only acknowledged grandson of the late John F. Kennedy, has taken on a reckless persona. The boundary-busting behavior ranges from shirtless (like his late uncle JFK Jr. who also was careless) photo ops to teenage kinds of social media postings. According to Daily Mail, the antics have the leadership in the Kennedy clan making the unexpected move of distancing themselves. But, like, who cares about the Kennedys anymore? Ethel's memorial might have been the last hurrah. 

Schlossberg's staging as a kind of wild child wasn't supposed to happen, of course. With the Kennedy optics of vigor, charisma and mop of hair, along with the resources of wealth and influence, he was destined to return America to Camelot 2.0. He still might, if that's what he wants. 

To do that he doesn't need the old-line Kennedys. He's attracting youth who are creating a new order shaped by their own values, opinions embedded in social media and amazing ability with technology. 

GENS , ALPHA AND APPLE DOESN’T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE

Just take Gen Z. Born between 1997 and 2012, they number almost 69 million. One-third of them are influencers on social media.

Becoming a force field is Gen Alpha, born between 2010 and the mid-2020s. They number about 60 million.

Those sheer numbers, just like the ones associated with the boomers, can activate radical change. Recall how the 76 million of us boomers created the generation gap. We might have accelerated the end of the Viet Nam war.

We boomer females not only overthrew our mothers who worried about waxy-floor build-up. We created The Professional Woman. My first real job was as a speechwriter in Big Oil. English major makes good.

JFK positioned and packaged himself as the representative of our new generation. He too had his non-gravitas early days, not known for hard work. Then he acquired the gravitas of being a thought leader, a published author of best-sellers, expert on the new medium of television, a husband and a father. 

His grandson might also gain the edge of surprising constituencies, especially his own family. He could be exactly the politico youth identifies with. The meme could be: He's just like us. 

NO PRE-PACKAGING OF EXTREME SUCCESS

In coaching I guide those in all sectors to find and roll out their most effective branding and keep bringing it up-to-date. Extreme success no longer comes pre-packaged in stereotypes. 

An example is Senator John Fetterman who, like Schlossberg, is full of surprises. 

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