Michael Ondrasic Runs A Home Video Studio in Mount Dora, Florida

Last week I traveled to Mount Dora Florida to visit with Michael Ondrasic of Home Video Studio - Mount Dora. Michael (and Kate Ondrasic’s ) studio is so amazing! Michael Ondrasik is a former Rookie of the Year, Studio owner of the Year, Multi Hanley Award winner and has achieved Seven Stars Status within Home Video Studio. Michael was in the shipping industry before he joined Home Video Studio. Kate Ondrasik was a hospital administrator.

Chris Moen Wins Studio Store of the Year

Home Video Studio Owner Chris Moen wins Studio Store of the Year Award at the 21st Annual Home Video Studio Hanley Awards in Clearwater, Florida on July 17, 2021. Want to start your own home-based video business? www.myhomevideostudio.com.

Debbie Williams Wins Home Video Studio Dr Strangelove Hanley Award

Home Video Studio Owner Debbie Williams wins the Dr. Strangelove Hanley Award at the 21st Annual Home Video Studio Hanley Awards in Clearwater, Florida on July 17, 2021. Want to start your own home-based video business? www.myhomevideostudio.com.

Home Video Studio Five Year Achievement Awards

 Kyle Cooley of Monroe, MI and Craig Peterson of Arlington, TX accept their Five Year Achievement Awards at the Home Video Studio 2021 Hanley Awards Celebration in Clearwater Florida.

How to Achieve Your Dreams, Desires & Goals

 Vision. You have to paint a very vivid picture of what your goal and dream is and what it means to you. This is so important. Paint it as strong as you can. If you do it right, if you get good at painting Dream Pictures, It will seem like you have the desired goal/dream. See yourself
succeeding. Paint a vivid picture. 

Lack of initial action. Some of us never start. We don’t take any initial action. BTW, some people don’t start because they are influenced by Dream Stealers in their family and/or circle of friends. Stay away from Dream Stealers. 

Stopping too soon – Giving up. People become discouraged and quit. They start and then they quit. They just give up. Many quit just as they were ready to succeed. Getting Starting is the key. Even taking a symbolic action. Making a call. Setting the date. 

Dream Achievement requires work. For me this means real work, homework, research and a lot of thinking and then doing. Some people don’t do the real work necessary for real achievement. 

Keep in mind...  The Journey is more important than any one of your goals. The journey is everything...

Record your progress. Find the best way for you to record your progress. Make a journal, use video or simply make some notes every day. Track your journey. 

Risk. Hey… let me say here that risk is okay. It may even give you extra strength. For me risk fuels my excitement and helps me achieve my goals. But real risk stops most people. They end up doing the same life, over and over. Why accept the status quo? Don’t let risk stop you. Blast through it! Use risk like a martial artist uses the force of his opponent against that same opponent. Risk can fortify you if you feel the risk and then use it to transcend.

Transcendence. You have to be able to transcend. You have to learn to become more than you are. This is not easy, but I truly believe it is one of the reasons we exist in this life. Life is a test. You can become more than you are. The sum of your parts can be more than your whole. 

Patience. You have to have patience. It takes time to achieve your dreams. This is where many people get mixed up. There is a difference between having patience with your process and not starting at all. Worthy dreams and goals take time.  You will get discouraged. 

Focus. Develop a razor-sharp focus and let nothing sway you from that focus. Meditation helps me. So does physical exercise. I start every day with cardio and then meditation and affirmations. Thoughts become things. Try it.

Roadblocks. Remember it is not what happens to you, but how you react to what happens to you that will matter in the short and the long run. You’ll find all kinds of obstacles that are placed in between you and your dream/goal. Use these roadblocks to your advantage whenever possible. When something bad happens, look for the good. When God closes a door, he/she/they open/opens a window. Always look for the good. If you do you will find it. 

Small or Big Failures. You’ll make mistakes… some of them will be painful. You cannot let this stop you. No one makes the right decisions all the time. No one is perfect. When you are trying to achieve something big, you will mess up. You’ll get down. You’ll get depressed (for a short time). This is where you need the passion of your dreams to pull you out of the dumps of despair. That passion will drive you past your mistakes. Mistakes are okay! 

Fear. You have to be fearless but realize that you will get scared sometimes. You will feel fear. That’s okay. Fear is a natural part of the human condition. Everyone gets scared. When I feel fear during a Dream Achievement, I try to blast through it. I feel the fear and walk or move through it. Always run towards the fear and defeat it. 

There are real fears and fake fears. Real fear alerts you to dangers within your quest. You must be alert for these. Listen to them. For me, they manifest as vague feelings of uneasiness. Then I realize that something is out there that I need to take care of, so I take care if it. The fear vanishes when I take action.  

Occasionally the fear is overwhelming and turns into a crisis. Everything seems to go wrong. It’s like the Universe is singling you out personally. Roadblocks, mistakes, dream stealers, the outside world, mistakes (both earned and unearned) all contribute to a crisis. 

Crisis. When a crisis occurs. I do three things. I cocoon. I stop all but essential tasks and hibernate for a while. This gives me time to calm down in a safe way. I gather my allies. Allies are the go-to people in my life. I reach out to one or two of them. The third thing I do is to watch movies! Movies are my life and my profession. I have my favorite fear-busting crisis/panic movies. These are inspirational Hero movies (the Hero always wins!) that remind me that my impossible dreams are indeed possible. I will success. I am the hero!

Finally, I take Action. I resume my quest. I move forward. I accept the position that I am currently in/at during my quest and then move forward. I go after it again. I make changes to my method and actions but not to my ultimate goal. I do not accept failure. I may lose battles, take casualties, feel alone, etc. but I always move forward. Always. 

Allies. Build your team and allies. Help others on the journey to you your dream/goal. If you help enough other people with their goals, you will achieve yours. You will find that the right people will appear into your life when you need them. Be grateful. Help others. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Also… Ask God and the Universe for help. To me they are one and the same.

Meditation and Prayer. For a long time, I resisted real prayer and meditation. I can’t say why exactly. I can tell you that they both help. 

Plateauing. Sometimes (much of the time) you may feel like you are going nowhere. You seem to be doing everything right but there seems like little progress is happening. This is common. It is part of any major goal achievement. It is also the reason that many people get discouraged and quit. Worthy goals are hard! Trust me, there are going to be many hours, days and weeks where you just don’t seem to see any progress. When this happens, take some time and look at your record book. Recall you’ll want to record your action steps, work and your progress. Take a few minutes and review what you have been doing. You won’t see changes every day or even every week or month. Some of my goals have taken years and years. Others take a lifetime or several lifetimes. That’s why you have to take time and smell the roses. Appreciate your victories. Never accept defeat. Failure is not an option but it happens along the way. 

Victories, Celebrations & Rewards. Take time to celebrate your small on-the-road victories and plan your rewards! This is very important and fun to do. 

...Write down your goals and dreams today. Even if you don’t know the steps...

The Journey. Keep in mind...  The Journey is more important than any one of your goals. The journey is everything. I think of it as a very long train with various cars attached. I keep adding cars (goals) and getting rid of luggage (baggage that I don’t need to carry with me on my trip – pun intended). The journey is what is important. 

Balance and Mindfulness. All things in moderation… right? I do good with balance but mindfulness is harder for me. Being aware…

My biggest advice on dream and goal achievement is this. Write down your goals and dreams today. Even if you don’t know the steps – the action steps. Write down the goal. Give yourself an achievement date. Then take actions.

Steps for Goal Setting. 

Write down the Goal/Dream. 

Set the achievement date. 

Write down the action steps. 

Take action. 

Enjoy the journey. 

That’s it for today. 

May the FORCE be with YOU!

Robert Hanley

Producer/Director/Editor

President & Founder

Home Video Studio

Copyright 2021 Robert Hanley

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We were blessed to have the company of Chris Magee, Cinematographer and Photographer Extraordinaire with us on this episode of Home Video Studio Thursday “Nite” LIVE!.  Chris Magee (https://www.chrismagee.com.au) is an outstanding American Cinematographer and Photographer living and working in Australia. Chris is a long-time friend and associate and one of our Home Video Studio Trainers.

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