A Stranger on a Plane Taught Me a Powerful Lesson

It was shocking at first.

Photo by Suhyeon Choi on Unsplash

Before Dr. Phil McGraw had an afternoon talk show, he was a nobody who happened to get hired as Oprah’s jury consultant after she got herself into a mess of trouble down in Texas.

Dr. Phil won over Oprah with his no-nonsense “Aw shucks, you better face facts, lady” brand of down-home smarts. In part, thanks to…