Marc Spacone

Father of four and Type 1 diabetic. Village Trustee, Lake Zurich, IL, School Administrator, Adjunct Professor #t1dlookslikeme

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

@WaddleandSilvy Defense is abysmal.

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

@AnnieAgar They have the Pope

[Cubs Zone @CubsZone]

PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG IS THE FIRST CUBS PLAYER IN HISTORY TO HAVE 30 HOME RUNS, 30 STEALS & 30 DOUBLES 🤯

[University of Kentucky @universityofky]

It's football time in the Bluegrass! 🏈

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

@thekapman why is @CALEBcsw sitting tomorrow? So many more accomplished QB1s out there playing. Are the reps not important? #Bears

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

https://t.co/L7JQ8WuQTA

If you have 30 mins, give this a listen. I discuss how my family and high school experiences shaped my path toward teaching and ultimately becoming a school principal and my purpose for life. Thanks for listening.

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

Always great to catch up with @TonySandersSupt @ilprincipals

[Illinois Principals Association @ilprincipals]

Marc Spacone offered strategies to support programs that connect staff with new students that lead to and build a sense of belonging at the IPA Education Leaders Annual Conference! #LegacyBuilders2024

[Illinois Principals Association @ilprincipals]

Marc Spacone offer strategies to support programs that connect staff with new students that lead to and build a sense of belonging. We’ll see you October 20-22 for the IPA Education Leaders Annual Conference! Register today! https://t.co/SgzgpDq7Xw

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

@ChaseDaniel Have ever seen any of Randall Cunningham’s highlights?

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

@ggabefootball This team’s poor start isn’t on Caleb not playing well. It’s about the Bears continued inability of putting out an NFL caliber offensive line.

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

@ChaseDaniel Perhaps he has a professional offensive line to operate behind.

[Mary Mangione @marypmangione]

Great reminder for all Ts at the start of the year. Give students a voice in building the culture of the classroom and it will increase the culture of learning.

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

@sUz46johnson @trishaolson @sdu46 One of my favorite days of learning.

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

@sdu46 #everyminutematters
#cadaminutoimporta

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

#civility

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

Larsen’s AVID team is learning and working hard at planning for next school year. @sdu46

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

Peer feedback

[Dr. Catlin Tucker @Catlin_Tucker]

Want to help your students give each other kind, specific, & meaningful peer feedback? 💛

Copy & use my Peer Feedback #ChoiceBoard with Sentence Stems: https://t.co/LuZBdjDIYd

#EdChat #EduTwitter # EdChatEU #UKEdChat #AussieEd

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Vince Lombardi said, "Most people fail, not because of lack of desire, but, because of lack of commitment."

There's no substitute for hard work and committing to the process.
• It takes sacrifice.
• It takes resilience.
• It takes discipline.

Commitment means embracing perseverance, focus, and consistency throughout the process.

6 Strategies to Improve Your Commitment:
1. Choose intrinsic over extrinsic motivation - Think about how you can bring joy and purpose into your daily habits and commitment. Research has shown that when you’re intrinsically motivated, you’re more likely to sustain your effort. If you’re just motivated by external rewards, then your commitment will die over time.

2. Look for a mindset of mastery - When you strive for mastery, success and commitment naturally follow. It means live the details, compete, give your best, and grow throughout the process. Work with precision and practice with detailed concentration. This focus and precision is what cultivates discipline and leads to mastery.

3. Set goals and track progress - Setting goals and tracking progress gives you clarity, direction, and ways to measure performance. It improves commitment because it drives focused action and helps you see growth.

4. Focus on habits and process - You have to be consistent with your habits and processes because commitment isn't a one time event. It means committing to the process of improving and putting in the time. It takes consistency and work to improve. Success is the result of consistently showing up and doing the work day in and day out.

5. Accept that the effort is the reward - Change your mindset on effort. Instead of viewing effort as a painful or burdensome tasks, learn to appreciate the satisfaction and sense of accomplishment that comes from putting in hard work.

6. Think long-term over short-term - Commitment is a long-term endeavor. It means focusing on what matters and focusing on enduring outcomes rather than immediate rewards. This perspective is important because it aligns actions with long-term objectives, leading to more sustainable and rewarding achievements.

[Marc Spacone @mspacone]

Keep showing up!

[Emmanuel Acho @EmmanuelAcho]

Wow! Tom Brady may have just delivered the greatest quote I’ve ever heard.

“To be successful at anything, the truth is you don’t have to be special. You just have to be what most people aren’t: consistent, determined and willing to work for it.”