I don’t normally post news articles here, but I feel so strongly about this topic. Jobs matter. One of the great satisfactions of my career is creating them.

This article touches upon important issues for the Omaha community.

By Henry J. Cordes and Jeffrey Robb / World-Herald staff writers Nov 25,

My memoir
about building Ameritrade, The Harder You
Work, The Luckier You Get, hit stands this week. 

I never
imagined I would write a book.  When we were building Ameritrade, we were
too busy keeping the company afloat to make any kinds of notes or
records. 

I’ve been lucky my whole career to work with great
people.  In fact, in my upcoming book, The
Harder You Work,

Too often, high school these days is focused on information
learning and retention.  It’s a format
that produces a sense of disengagement from school and learning.