I wake up thinking one percent, go to bed thinking one percent, live breath and eat the one percent. Yesterday I interviewed a gentleman by the name of Qui Vuong. Qui came to the United States from Vietnam. By chance he boarded an airplane instead of his cousin. For five long years Qui didn’t know if his mother, father and two sisters were alive. Right after he boarded the plane in Vietnam, Saigon fell. Imagine what that was like for a thirteen year old boy. His Aunt and Uncle took him to Houston and raised him like he was their own son. I spent almost four hours interviewing Qui. It was probably one of the most fascinating four hours I’ve spent in a long time.
Qui’s story is simply inspirational. Qui went Princeton, then worked for Proctor & Gamble, then returned to Houston so he could be close to his family. What a warm and wonderful gentleman he is. He refused to give up. Qui is one of the founders of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts Association. Qui talked a lot about his mentors and said many of them referred to him as a “special situation”. I asked him what he meant by that. He said many people took him under their wings because they saw him as a “Vietnamese refugee” that needed help. What was interesting though, was his perspective. What was it? He sincerely appreciated others support and help along the way…and he gave them credit. He didn’t take the glory, he gave it to others. Generosity, appreciation and recognition.
ev nucci
