Hello friends, fans, family, 
planning for retirement is never easy and it is also something that most people put away until it is almost too late. So, when should someone start planning for retirement? When is it too late and how long is this suppose to take? You should start planning and setting aside money for retirement at the age of 20. However, most people don't start until there mid to late 30's. And if you're like me you didn't start until your 40s. Highly NOT recommended. Technically it is never too late to start, it is just that you are going to have to put more into it. You should decide on what you want for your retirement pay. Let's say that you want to bring home net of 6k per month. What need to do is times that by 12 (72k) and then by how many years you have left until your prospective retirement date or age ie 20 years and total that you will need to have is: 1.45 mil.  You can also have more than one retirement source such as: 401k, IRA, Roth IRA, Retirement bonds, and investment account for savings and retirement. These are just to name a few. Some are taxable and others are not. 

Your retirement planning depends on how much do you want to get per month for a duration, ie: 5k monthly for 20 years. After deciding this you will need to multiply the month by 12 then by 20 and that is the amount that you will need to have in order to retire at the desired amount. So, needless to say the more you need to invest the order you are because you are closing in on your desired retirement age. It may sound overwhelming but it is not. Trust me, you can do it. 

Why should you start working on your retirement when you are young? Well, that answer is simple. The earlier you start the closer you are to retiring early and having the life that you want in your old age. It's a long term investment into yourself. There is a break down that you can do so you will not overwhelm yourself.  I recommend starting now and planning out the details now. How much you want to have monthly from your retirement and so on. 

I am going to close with, retirement is something that you would invest in today but not get any benefits until 20 to 40 years down the road but by planning now you will lock into a future that is possible for yourself. This is something that you can only do ahead of time for a later time in your life. It is never too late to start until you are finished. Good luck to you and God bless. 

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Hello friends, fans, and family, 
I know how hard it is to stay motivated and yes it seems like there is nothing but pain and sorrow flowing to you like a river of despair. However, this is not true. One of the most difficult thing that you are going to have to do is believe that you can do it. Your ultimate battle is not against a well known or even an unknown villain. No, no, no, your ultimate battle is against yourself. You can fool others and even put on a facade to others, however, you know that you are only putting on a fake face to others. Also, you know in your heart what you should do and what is right to do. We as a people tend to do what is easy. In doing what is easy there is no reward. There is a difference in doing what comes easy and what is easy. 

Okay, lets say that you are a great artist and that you have been drawing for years. That is something that comes easy for you to do. What is easy for a time any way is staying in the bed and not going to work that is easy. However, eventually you are going to have to get out of bed because you will lose your dwelling place. My point is that you can tell someone something and they might believe you. You may even be telling the truth, only you know. And that is my point you know when you are lying and leading people wrong. This is what makes battling yourself so hard. Even though this battle is going to be a fierce battle that does not mean that you are going to fail.  

However, what you think about yourself does matter and those thoughts do have a direct impact on your life. That is why it is important to tell yourself that you can do it. Do you can finish school, that you can go to college, that you can start your own business, that you can improve. Telling yourself these things is not empty words, because believe it or not, you hear yourself. So, if you can hear yourself when you say bad things about yourself then you can hear yourself when you say good things about yourself. 

I hope that I was able to encourage you. You are awesome. I know that you are awesome because you are here. Never forget how awesome you are. I am an entrepreneur so I know how hard it can be out there "in the world" a figurative saying. So, learn from your mistakes pick yourself back up and keep on keeping on. You got this, you can do it. Get it done. Yes, it is going to take work, yes, you are going to be tired and crying at times. But you can do it. So, don't give up. Never give up. 

I am going to close with, when your motivation fades your discipline should kick in. It might take some efforts on your part but your discipline should kick in.   How you view yourself will directly effect you and also that ultimate battle between yourself and you will be fought on many different levels and at many different times also at the same time. This may sound confusing right now but when it happens you will understand. Stay strong, stay focused and stay motivated. 

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Hello friends, fans, and family, 
I hope that you are well and that you all are being safe. Thank you for reading and for being so supportive of my content. You are so awesome, thank you for much. I am very excited that things are getting back to normal. However, I also want to encourage you all to continue to be safe and practice good safety or good safety practices. As gyms re-open and a lot of other places there is still need to wear mask and practice good social distancing. 

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Getting back into the swing of things is not going to be easy. We will be facing a new normal and as of the posting of this post there still is not a solid cure to the Coronavirus. Shops are starting to open back up but with many limitations for health related reasons and lack of funds. Social distancing is a big deal as shops open up. The fear of being Sued is what is on most shop owner's mind. One is because they don't want to open up just to have to close down permanently because of having to liquidate there assets to pay the law suet. 

The government is taking steps to protect shops if they follow the social distancing rules and regulations set by the city, the county, the state, and the federal government. This encouragement comes along with some financially inclusive encouragement. Also, with the need of shops needing to open up to stay afloat the concern is being sued. I expect shops to open up as soon as they can because of them losing money and not having any other way of making money. 

However, so far so good. Most shops are opening up with little to no adverse affects of being closed for months. The new normal is an adjustment for shops as much as it is for the consumer. As the consumer voice there voices about how they feel about shops opening too soon or not yet will be an on going thing for now. Shops in general are back to business with certain changes and adjustments to protect themselves, there employees and the consumers. 

I am going to close with, getting back into the swing of things is not going to easy but as we learn what to do and what we can do it will become easier. For now social distancing is the new normal. We will get back to work and learn how to adjust and survive in our various industries. Thank you for your time and for reading. You are awesome! 

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Hello friends, fans, and family, 
as we try to get back to normal I want to encourage you to keep on keeping on. I think that you are awesome and that you are precious.  Thank you so much for your support, love and comments for those of you who have chosen to do so. Just reading, viewing my post and commenting is supportive. So, thank you. Thank you so much. I don't know what the future may hold but I hope that all of this will pass and be something that we can talk about as something that happened and what we done to live through it, haha. I took this time focus on myself and do as much improvements in myself as I could. This includes but is not limited to health, fitness, and of course music and entertainment. 

This month I have coming out my very first ambiance music or calming and relaxing music. You can play it in the back ground for meditation, sleeping, background mood music etc. I came to the decision of creating this genre of music because of the times that we live in. I share it with my YouTube subscribers. You can listen to it here. I think that people really is enjoying it. I welcome your feed back so please feel free to comment, like and share my YouTube music videos. Thank you again for your support and I look forward to hearing from you if you choose to leave a comment. 

I have more Christian music coming. It should be out next year. The deadline that I set for myself is next December 2021. A lot dependents on the what is going on in my country. If I get the support and if my country is "back to business as normal" then I am sure that I will be releasing it by December 2021. As of right now I am expecting to releasing a total of seven songs or an EP. As always I hope that you like it and I am also hoping that you give me your feed back so please comment on it and let me know what you think. 

I am also considering doing an R&B ballot song or single. As of right now I am not sure if I should. Let me know what you think and if you would like to hear more R&B music from me? As of right now I distribute my music through CD Baby. I have been with them for many years now. Also as of right now I see no reason to leave them. This response answers a questions that I got a few days ago. A lot of new distributors has come out of the wood work so to say and a lot of musicians have jumped ship. Believe it or not I am very loyal and honest. Unless they put me into a position where I feel that I need to leave there company. I will remain with CD Baby. 

I am going to close with, the photo links to the calming and relaxing music video. Please, leave your  comments, like the video and subscribe to my YouTube channel the I. Middleton Entertainment YouTube Channel (IME YTC). I talk about music, fitness and other, haha. Other is left open so that you can suggest topics that you want me to cover or talk about. I put out a weekly video ten months out of the year and monthly videos six months out of the year. If you have any questions please ask. Thank you again for your support. Never forget how awesome you are. 

Hello friends, fans, and family, 
​first I want to say thank you for being here and reading. You are awesome. Today I am going to talk about my latest venture. It is a music venture so I am familiar with it. However, the genre is different. Of course I have done my research and I have found that a lot of people enjoy relaxing and calming music. So, I put together my very first relaxing and calming music series Called You Deserve it. It is on YouTube as Relaxing, Calming, Stress Relieving, Meditation, and Sleeping Music or RCSRM Music I think that it is great. I created a playlist of Calming and Relaxing Music that you can find on my channel also in my playlist section of my channel.  

I am always encouraged by your feed back. I think that the more engagement that I get from you is good for me. This is all the better for me so that I can create content that you enjoy. This music is a result of your communication with me. So, I am totally grateful for your interaction with me. This is also why I always ask you to comment, like and share so that I know what you are interested in. I am always trying to create content that you will enjoy.  All of the comments that I received so far has been encouraging. Thank you so much for your support and love. You are awesome. 

Creating good content is always my focus. I enjoy talking about and doing fitness and I know that there is a lot of content out there on fitness. I am not trying to discount anyone. As a matter of fact I decided to include other fitness pros videos in my playlist Fitness in the Summertime. I know that you will enjoy it because it talks about many aspects of fitness. I personally talk about my fitness journey and how I stay in shape and my challenges. I also include other fitness professionals who talk about their journeys in fitness. I always aim to provide you the best. This is why I always ask for you to comment and ask questions. This allows me to adapt and adjust my content to fit your request. 

I am going to close with, thank you so much for your support and love. By viewing and reading you are supporting me and in addition to commenting and liking my videos also helps me. Thank you so much. You are awesome and never forget it. Thank you again. 

Hello friends, fans, and family, 
I hope that you all are doing well. This is my monthly IME Blog out put and updates. I made some changes since the last time I posted anything. I am going to talk about my personal website Isaac M, the changes here on IME and the updates on MidInd my other platform. I also want to thank you all for being there for me and for your support. You all are awesome. Thank you so much for all of your support and love.  

I have updated the IME Resource Page. What will you find on the IME R page; link to SAG/AFTRA website, Links to Isaac M Music on CD Baby Music, link to my personal page Isaac M, also link to some of my affiliate sites and so on. I plan on updating the IME Resource page monthly and/or as needed. The design is to help you in your endeavor and to passively promote my endeavor. As always if you have any questions please ask your questions and voice your concerns. I will respond. Thank you again for your support. 

The next update the I want to talk about is:  the IME YouTube page. If you have been watching and check out the IME YouTube Page then you already know of all of the updates. We have changed the direction of the channel. Instead of doing ONLY TV Shows and Movie Reviews as per a poll that we put out and asked our viewers what they wanted. We got the reply back from those who responded and they said that they wanted more music and fitness videos. So, in an effort to do so we are doing more fitness and music videos. I will still do some movies reviews and other videos from time to time but if you want see another type of video(s) just ask. 

A few more things before I close out, ah, Fitness Addict is my clothing line and I am proud of it. A lot of hard work and dedication went into it. I choose the best fabrics and purchased samples to know what I would be send you all and putting my brand name on. Tee Spring and Printful is my source in which I create my designs on. You can purchase these designs on Tee Spring and Wish and Esty. If you have any questions please ask your questions. 

I am going to close with, always be safe and stay focused on your goals. You may need to regroup from time to time and alter and adjust your plan but as long as you never give up that will be a testament to your perseverance. 


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Hello friends, fans, and family,
​first I want to say be safe and wash your hands consistently. I love y'all and I want to hear from you all. My channel is growing and I am putting a lot of efforts into it. I know that a lot of you came from the music emerging with this channel and I am totally happy about it. My personal goal is to do one video a week and at least one video a month. I did a poll a few weeks ago and in it I asked what videos did you want me to do? I got some responses and you all said that you wanted more fitness videos and more music as well as more content over all. What came in last place was tv show and movie reviews. I was totally surprised to see that this is not what you all wanted so that is why I did not do any movie and tv show reviews videos.

          What's next? Well, I am glad that you ask. I intend to do more music videos and more fitness videos I still may do some movie and tv show reviews if you all want me to. So, just ask me to do a video about a show and/or movie. If there is another type of video that you would like for me to do please ask. I am not going to say that I am going to do it. However, if I get comments, likes and subscribers concerning that thing then it is more in my favor to do the video that you are requesting. It is saying something if you even comment and ask me about a video. That lets me know that you are engaging in my content and you want to see more. Maybe not more of what I am currently presenting but more of something that you would like to see me do.

          This post purpose is to ask you to ask your questions and post your comments and so on. Because if you do so you are letting me know what you want to see more of and what you like and/or dislike. If I don't get any engagements then I am left guessing and assuming trying to discern something from the amount of views and watch time on a video. It would be much easier for me if I was able to connect with you all and get your comments and your questions about my videos. So, leave your comments, ask your questions, and voice your options.

Hello friends, fans, and family, 
Fitness and Summer is a series I started to help people get ready for summertime. We start now and take our time so that we are ready when summer comes and it seems easy and automatic. Not realizing the hard work and effort that we put into it because we started so early for the results that we wanted. I am going with you in this journey because I need it as much as you do. 

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If you follow me on YouTube then you know that we are starting Vol 2 of the series. I release one volume per month so that I am not over whelmed. If don't follow me on YouTube then please, follow me on YouTube, please. Here is the link: Click Here! I created a playlist to aid you in your efforts to reach your fitness goals. You can find the play list HERE. It is a list of various fitness professionals who talk about everything from gaining weight to protein and vitamins. I know that you will enjoy it because I put such a strong effort into this play list for you. All together there are three Fitness and Summer Videos out there for this year. Hold on, I know what you are saying, you're saying but I thought that you said that this was vol2, which means that it is only two videos out there and not three, right?! Well, not exactly. You see there is an intro video that I don't count as apart of the volumes that I put out. So, in that case there are three video out there. In the intro video I am just giving you a basic over view of of my Fitness and Summer series. In the first video I talk about other YouTubers that I think have a lot of great information that you will gain valuable information from. Some of the video are older but the information in them is still valid. 

Volume three I talk about Mind-set. Your mind set matters and you can use this enlightenment in any aspect of your life from business to school work and not just in fitness. Discipline and sacrifice is also apart of it. You are sacrificing that chocolate cake and ice cream for a better fit you. I know that you can have a free day or cheat day just as long as your cheat day is not every day. Haha, I have this issue so I guess I am talking to myself and about myself to you, haha. Nevertheless, making a meal plan and having a good workout is good for you. I know that there will be times when you may not go all that way according to plan but just know that you can still adjust and keep going. Don't give up and that is the key to not give up.  To fail is apart of it, not a pleasant part but it is still apart of it. We learn some of our most valuable lessons in our failures. The key is to learn from it and to keep going. 

So, often we tend to give up on our fitness goals for one reason or another it could be that you allow your family to talk you out of it. Because, they say that they cannot see you as a fit person does not mean that you should not see our self that way. Before action takes place a person known as a visionary see it. You see yourself losing the weight and that makes the pain of it all worth it. You are going to have days when you don't want to workout. Sometimes, we don't want to go to the gym so we workout at home and other times we go to the gym because we know that if we don't go we won't workout, haha. Well, that is true for me a lot of the times. 

Believing in yourself is very important. Here is why, if you don't believe in yourself you won't try either at all or at the first sign of trouble your going to give up. As soon as your friends tell you that you can't do it you're going to stop. Physical action takes places after a mental decision is made that either you can or can't do something. This happens so fast sometimes that we don't even realize that we did that. Because that process can move so fluidly we may just flow right into the action part not realizing that we did do that mental part. So, that is why believing in yourself is so important. 

I am going to close with, you are going to fail, you are going to have some doubts and some fears but all of these elements is needed to successful. Remember bravery is not the absence of fear but the continuation of an action in spite of the fears. Such as going back to school in you 40's and 50's, or starting your own business after everyone is telling you that you will never make it and you doing your due diligence and research. Losing weight after seemingly everyone is telling that you just can't so why are you trying. These are all obstacles that we face. From losing friends to being ejected by family members are all difficult battles that you are going to have to deal with. However, the worst battle that you are going to have to face is the battle within. Oh yes, that fight within yourself is going to be the most fierce of them all. If you can win that battle and I am saying that you can win. Then you will win. It is going to take a continuous effort on your part but it can be done. 

​Have a wonderful and blessed day. You are awesome and never forget that. 


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