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Michael G. Colburn has spent more than 45 years founding and running businesses based on creativity and design. In 2005 He and his wife Mary Esther Treat launched Ideas Well Done, a firm that focuses exclusively on inventing new products and bringing them to the marketplace. Since then Mike has created over 25 inventions that have generated millions of dollars in revenue and has patents issued in multiple countries. Mike and Mary Esther live in Vermont and enjoy being close to family, cross-country skiing in winter, and taking long distance walking vacations in warmer weather.

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Average rating: 4.2 · 105 ratings · 82 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Stolen Brilliance: A Lady Black Mystery 4.18 avg rating — 61 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invent, Innovate, & Prosper: A Step-By-Step Guide to Successful Inventing (Creative Success Series) 4.20 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Asylum Murders: A Lady Black Mystery (The Lady Black Mysteries Book 2) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	HOW JULIA FOUND HAPPINESS AND FINANCIAL SUCCESS – YOUR GUIDE TO MAKING MONEY IN A SERVICE BUSINESS 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I hear "I've never invented anything" or I've never created anything" said many times. I worked with some of these people, and now they can no longer make these statements. If you are someone who thinks like this, just change the statement to I can Invent, I can create, I can have a successful business, I can be happy and keep repeating. You will be amazed.

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