Paul van der Merwe Author of Lucky Go Happy & Guinness Record Holder

Napoleon Hill Foundation Certified Instructor Tom Cunningham (too tall) interviews Paul van der Merwe.

Paul van der Merwe is a mechanical engineer, published author and a Guinness World Record holder.

Paul was born and raised in South Africa where he continues to live and work today.  

Following the completion of his mechanical engineering degree at the University of Pretoria, Paul started his career as a junior engineer on a diamond mine in the desolate Northern Cape Province.

It is during this period in his life, with time to burn over weekends, that Paul set off to achieve his lifelong dream of getting into the Guinness Book of Records.  In May 1999, he set a new Guinness World Record, by throwing a beer bottle cap a distance of 229 feet.

Returning to South Africa in 2000, Paul joined an engineering contracting firm that executes large capital projects for the international mining and minerals industry.  He has been involved in the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of various process plants.  Paul moved through the ranks during his 15 year stint with the company, and currently holds the position of Engineering Manager.