Stephen Cisneros

[Jason Ai. Williams @GoingParabolic]

If Bitcoin breaks $75,420 by tonight at 11pm EST, I will give 3 lucky followers who like and retweet this 1 whole Bitcoin, a Model X plaid, bottle of Pappy 23, all expense paid trip to Barcelona including first class airfare and 5 star hotel, and private jet card with $250k value

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

This story hit me hard...

The most important choice of your life:

One day, a boy approached his father and asked, "What is my life worth?"

The father handed his son a small stone and replied, "Take this stone to the market. If anyone asks the price, raise two fingers and don't say anything."

The boy did as he was told and went to the market. An old woman approached him and asked, "How much is that rock? I want it for my garden."

The boy held up two fingers, to which the woman replied, "$2? I'll take it."

Before she could complete the deal, the boy turned and ran home to tell his father what had happened.

His father nodded and said, "Ok, now take the stone to the museum. If anyone asks the price, raise two fingers and don't say anything."

The boy did as he was told and went to the museum. A man in a suit approached him and asked, "How much is that stone? I want it for my home."

The boy held up two fingers, to which the man replied, "$200? I'll take it."

Before he could complete the deal, the boy turned and ran home to tell his father what had happened.

His father nodded and said, "Ok, now take the stone to the precious gem store. If the owner asks the price, raise two fingers and don't say anything."

The boy did as he was told and went to the stone store. The owner of the store approached him and asked, "Where did you find that rare stone? I have been looking for it my entire life. How much will you sell it for?"

The boy held up two fingers, to which the man replied, "$20,000? I'll take it."

But once again, before he could complete the deal, the boy turned and ran home to tell his father what had happened...

The lesson of the story is a powerful one:

You choose your own worth. You determine your value.

Worth is not fixed—it is a dynamic, environment dependent quality.

Just as the stone can be a $2 rock in the market or a $20,000 stone in the precious gem store, you too can see your worth change with your environment.

You can choose to place yourself in an environment where you're poorly valued, surrounded by people who don't think much of you, who tell you your limits, who laugh at your ambitions, who criticize your every move.

You can choose to think of yourself as limited, static. You can be hard on yourself, lamenting your failures and missteps. You can tell yourself that your future is set.

Or...

You can chose to place yourself in an environment where you're highly valued, surrounded by people who lift you up, who encourage you to think bigger, who pair high expectations with high support, who believe in you even when you don't believe in yourself.

You can choose to think of yourself as unlimited, dynamic. You can hold yourself to a high standard, but view every failure as an opportunity to learn and change. You can set boundaries. You can tell yourself that your future is in your control.

You get to choose your own worth:

You can choose to place yourself in environments where people will see you for your highest potential.

You can choose how you treat yourself.

You can choose your value.

You get to choose whether you are the $20,000 rare stone or the $2 rock.

This, I believe, is the most important choice of your life.

So, choose wisely...

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

National News: @USDA_AMS has selected Texas A&M @AgriLife as one of 12 organizations to establish a Regional Food Business Center. Beth Racine, DrPH, director of the #AgriLifeResearch and @txextension Center at El Paso leads the effort.
https://t.co/2HchEDGeU7

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

Big thanks to @RepTonyGonzales for your time at our #AgriLifeResearch and Extension Center at Uvalde. Great discussions on produce, vegetables, wildlife, ticks, Ag as STEM!

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

#AgriLifeResearch and @IBMImpact are working to develop low-cost sensors and a smartphone app to provide farmers a new tool for making real-time decisions about when to water crops💧https://t.co/163L7nyU5I with @tamueccb, @tamubaen, @tamusoilcrop, @AgriLife @aglifesciences

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

A concept that changed my life.

The Time Billionaire:

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

Our new controlled environment agriculture, CEA, collaboration with @THRIVEAgriFood and @WeAreIntel is a milestone #AgriLifeResearch's commitment to advancing and sharing knowledge that nourishes health, strengthens communities, protects natural resources and supports economies.

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

Great visit with @USDA_NIFA leaders of animal biosecurity, plant systems protection, and family and consumer sciences! Excellent discussions w/#AgriLifeResearch and @CBTS_TAMU on securing food supply chains, weather assistance technology, workforce development and much more.

[Ryan T. Anderson @RyanTAnd]

This essay by Fran Maier is profound and beautiful. Take the time to read it.

https://t.co/9hbeJFtRZ2

[Texas A&M AgriLife @AgriLife]

What is avian influenza? The highly pathogenic virus, also known as "bird flu," has ruffled feathers across the poultry industry. Martin Ficken, resident director at @tvmdl, explained what makes this virus so devastating. https://t.co/vmUkeEoSea

@txextension @CDCgov @USDA

[Texas A&M School of Law @TAMULawSchool]

Welcome to the new era of Texas A&M-Fort Worth.

The @tamusystem announced an official name and construction details for the downtown research campus.

Full story: https://t.co/rsy1UmlhE2

[TiffanyDowellLashmet @TiffDowell]

APHIS proposed rule would require electronic identification for certain cattle crossing state lines. Comment period open through March 22.

https://t.co/RfO6rS6UXd

#aglaw #agtwitter #livestock #cattle #electronicid #traceability

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

A BIG Congratulations to the nine recipients of the 2022 Texas A&M #AgriLifeResearch Director's Awards! Read more about the winners at: https://t.co/GwQ9Yo1Gji, and look out for individual congrats throughout January!

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

A few images from the recent visit of The President of The Republic of Botswana, Dr. Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, @BWPresidency, with #AgriLifeResearch and @AgriLife leadership. More on our anticipated collaborations at:
https://t.co/pFevlKrUme

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

#AgriLifeResearch is anticipating our largest competitive grant ever, up to $65M. We will lead a five-year multi-commodity project with Texas’ large agricultural sector — a historic investment to expand climate-smart agriculture and forestry! More at https://t.co/GZQZJNRRy8

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

Producers from across the globe converged in San Angelo for our 2022 Sheep and Goat Field Day and the Sheep and Goat Expo — Showcasing the latest #AgriLifeResearch studies and a comprehensive offering of services that support🐐🐏 producers.

[Texas A&M AgriLife Research @txresearch]

It was a pleasure to host a meeting of the stakeholders of our Research and Extension Center @AgriLifeDallas this past month. #AgriLifeResearch leadership and faculty were invigorated by fruitful conversations about the future of Texas urban agriculture and sustainability! 🌱

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

20 simple things I wish I could tell my 20-year-old self:

1. Stop trying to be INTERESTING and focus on being INTERESTED.

2. Call your parents more often—they won't be around forever.

(read on)

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Powerful concepts everyone should know (to understand the world):

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

Jeff Bezos said:

“There is no way to write a six-page narratively structured memo and not have clear thinking.”

Here’s the writing framework Bezos uses (that you can too):