 Just as he exhorted others to change and improve, Schwadron constantly worked on improving himself.From the time of his marriage until into his eighties, he made a "ta’anit dibbur" (, abstention from speaking) every Monday and Thursday, as well as during the 40-day period from the first day of the month of Elul until Yom Kippur.Schwadron traveled abroad frequently to raise money for the institutions with which he was involved.