[prMac.com] Revere, Massachusetts - Indie developer James Hollender
provides jump start instructions on how to begin your own Moral
Inventory using either of his two Life Inventory apps (one for the
iPhone or iPod touch; and another for the iPad). Originally designed for
persons participating in 12-Step programs, it has since been discovered
that a Moral Inventory can help anyone analyze their life to learn more
about themselves than ever imagined possible ... and at only a small
fraction the cost of a single visit to a therapist.
First, some general information about the Life Inventory apps:
The process of completing a Life Inventory does not directly address
anyone's specific problems or addictions, but rather helps the user
examine in detail events that have transpired in their life. The Life
Inventory app gently assists the user in probing into not only what
happened, but also why it happened. The questions asked help the user
delve into areas often never considered before, like:
* What did I want?
* Why did I want it?
* What am I not admitting?
* What lie did I tell myself?
* What did I leave out or not say?
* What lie did I tell others?
* Have I ever done the same thing?
* Was it any of my business?
* Were my expectations reasonable?
* What was the real truth?
* What was I not seeing?
* Did I fail to see the facts of the situation?
* What actions did I take to get what I wanted?
* What actions did I omit to get what I wanted?
Each Life Inventory app guides the user through six different steps,
each with its own activity grouping, for making a Life Inventory in
writing:
* Build Lists
* Causes and Effects
* My Part
* Fears Analysis
* Fear Questions
* Sex Relations
To get started, it is best to read through all the on-line documentation
as it will provide useful information on how to navigate throughout the
app, how to backup and/or restore your data, how to set a password.
Now to start entering data ...
Building Lists - The first thing users will enter are entities (people,
organizations, etc.), but these need to be entered in their appropriate
sub-category. If a new sub-category needed., in the "Enter List
Sub-Categories" activity users press the " " button for the selected
Category and then enter the name of the new Sub-Category. Once that's
completed they can create Entities using the "Edit Entities in Lists"
activity. At any time they can use the "View Lists Hierarchy" to see the
hierarchy of Categories, Sub-Categories and Entities.
It is highly suggested users make their complete lists of Entities
before entering any Incidents (things of concern that happened in their
life).
Causes & Effects - The "Edit Incidents for Entities" activity is
where users add specific Incidents (Causes) to each Entity. Again, it is
highly suggested this activity be completed for all Entities before
getting into any details, which starts in the "Determine Effects"
activity. Similar to the Build Lists "View Lists Hierarchy" there is now
a "View Lists Hierarchy with Incidents" listing available to help users
get an overview of their progress.
Marking Records - Initially Incidents and other records as marked as
Unmarked. The user can take advantage of changing the marked value to
either Needs Review or Completed. When appropriate, the user can move
forward or backward through their records by the status of the markings,
e.g., search forward to the next Unmarked record.
My Part - Finally, in the "Examination of My Part" activity much more
detailed information is allowed to be entered in the form of answering
specific questions, some of which are hard to answer because they will
be probing into aspects of Incidents users may never have thought about
before.
This is more than enough to get the user well into creating their own Life (Moral) Inventory.
Now for some additional information:
Throughout the process, users are encouraged to write out their
Inventory, be completely honest about themselves and take advantage of
encouragement and support.
As stated above, the Inventory begins by one simple list, which defines
four fixed Categories in which to file away what are broadly categorized
as Incidents:
* People
* Institutions and Organizations
* Principles, Ideals and Beliefs
* Sources of Anxiety and Excitement
Each of the four Categories will contain hierarchical sub-categories.
From there, users outline Entities and then individual Incidents
associated with those Entities.
Step-by-step, users complete the Causes and Effects of each Incident.
Next, users determine the part they played in each Incident listed. It
is not unusual to create hundreds of Incident forms, each devoted to a
single incident. The app includes the ability to create and save all
written lists and forms with password protection. Having completed all
their Incident forms, users can refer to these forms to help list all
their Fears. The app includes the following eight pre-defined fears, to
which the user is free to add:
* Other people's opinions
* Not getting what I want
* Not having control of the situation
* Financial insecurity
* Abandonment
* Physical harm
* Failure
* Success
The fifth step is examining each Fear category and answering the following key questions:
* Why did I have this fear?
* When did I first notice this fear in my life?
* How did I hold on to this fear?
* What did this fear make me do?
* What chain of circumstances did this fear set in motion in my life?
* How did I react to this fear?
* What decision did this fear cause me to make?
* How did self-reliance fail me?
* What should I have done instead?
And the sixth and final step is examining Sex Relations, where users
answer all the following questions regarding each of their sexual
relationships:
* How was I selfish?
* Where was I dishonest?
* Where was I inconsiderate?
* Who was hurt in this situation?
* Did I arouse jealousy, suspicion, or bitterness?
* Where was I at fault?
* What should I have done instead?
* What will I do in the future?
* Did I pray or have spiritual conversations with him/her?
* Did I pray for him/her?
* Did I enjoy his/her company?
* Did we bring each other closer to God?
"The process of completing a Life Inventory doesn't directly address
anyone's specific problems or addictions, but rather helps the user
examine in detail events that have transpired in their life," stated
indie developer James Hollender. "The Life Inventory apps gently assist
the user in probing into not only what happened, but also why it
happened."
Device Requirements:
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later (iOS 5 tested)
* Current version 2.1
* Size: Life Inventory 4.7 MB; Life Inventory for iPad 8.0 MB
Pricing and Availability:
Each Life Inventory app is $9.99 (USD) and available worldwide
exclusively through the App Store in the Lifestyle category. A Lite
version of each app is $1.99, a supplement that provides a mock Moral
Inventory from which the user can learn by example and experimentation.
Review copies are available on request.
Based in Revere, Massachusetts, Indie developer James Hollender is a
well seasoned Information Technology professional who has been familiar
with Apple products since the days of the first Macintosh computer and
has been involved with object oriented programming since the
introduction of Java, culminating most recently in writing apps in
Objective C for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. His innovative ideas
have resulted in numerous suggestions and other awards including a
commendation from The President of the United States. James Hollender
has been involved writing iPad apps with Foliage, Kronos, Olympus and
Cross Country Automotive Services (now Agero, where he was involved in
creating the new Hyundai Blue Link app). Copyright (C) 2010-2012 James
Hollender. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod
are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the
property of their respective owners.
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James Hollender
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