A unique way of self reform

Hadhrat Hakim al-Umma Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanawi (may Allah have mercy on him said,

“Whenever I find the need of reforming myself, I speak on that specific shortcoming of mine (in a public lecture). This is a very beneficial.  My speech entitled Ghadab (Anger) is an example of this.”

The Path to Perfection, page 147