With Patrick out of the country this week, we thought we'd play an old favorite that most likely you haven't heard.

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This week we explore a rare and underappreciated skill through the lens of an incredible story.

My guest is Eric Maddox whose name you probably don't know but won't soon forget.

Just trust me that you need to listen to this entire episode and listen carefully because that is what the episode is ultimately all about.

How to listen to others with care and empathy in the age of distraction.

Sometimes it's fun not to know what's coming and be surprised so I won't say anymore.

After the episode you can learn about Eric at EricMatics.com.

Now on his wall Eric has a framed Cuban cigar and he starts his story by explaining the significance of that cigar.

Enjoy this episode and try Eric's method. It has worked wonders for me.

Okay Eric thank you very much for joining me today. I think we're going to have a really interesting story to hear from you but also a lot of interesting lessons about how to listen better, how to communicate better.

Maybe the way that we could jump in is with a picture from your book that nobody can see but I was really intrigued by which is a framed picture of a cigar.

Maybe you could tell people the origin of that cigar and then we'll go from there.

Sure thanks for having me Patrick. So in my book I put a picture of a cigar that came from the whole that we drug Saddam Hussein out of in 2003.

The Delta team that I was with they pulled him out of the hole and they got Saddam which was the key catch.

They got $750,000 cash that went to the army and they got a glauque pistol that went to President Bush and they had a box of Cuban cigars and the Delta Force team gave me one of the Cuban cigars.

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