Paul j meyer biography

Paul J. Meyer’s extraordinary life and legacy seem unlikely for a boy born into a poor immigrant family. Much of Paul’s childhood was spent working in the fields, orchards and vineyards with other migrant workers.

After a particularly grueling workday, young Meyer asked his mother, “Am I going to have to do manual labor all my life?” His mother’s insightful response profoundly influenced Paul’s life. She put her hands on her son’s head, looked straight into his eyes, and said, “You have everything right in here to do anything and be anything you want.”

Meyer later said as an adult, “At that moment, I knew the choice was mine, and everything depended on my attitude.

The world’s abundance was mine to earn and to possess.”

Between the ages of 13 and 18, Paul set national records for selling magazines and picking prunes; earned Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America; and broke physical fitness records in the Army.