It’s hard giving a little of yourself in what should be a professional web-site. But should I care?

You see we are a mere tick on the clock of eternity. And as the electricity builds to power that second-hand to the next click, our life passes us by as it prepares to…TICK.

And as it clicks to the next sixtieth, we die.

Feel as though you want to leave? A bit morbid perhaps?

Why not hear the positive truth instead of going? You see my biggest personal fear is mediocrity. Living a dull and meaningless life. And wow! At times it’s been dull.

It gets worse though for a moment, I work in IT. A unique place to be - when it works, it takes away drudgery and gets stuff done quicker. But when it doesn’t you need someone to shout at.

And that’s me. Or my colleagues.

Why death scares me, and why a life in IT - a world unsuited to optimism - makes me feel very much alive

I am afraid of death for a number of reasons. Firstly, my daughter. I want her to develop with me there at every step to guide and love her. And my wife equally.

That sense of responsibility makes me fear death.

So how do you achieve something a little more than avoiding death? Quite frankly, you can’t. Death will come at some point.

So the ticking clock is all we have. Something that gives us a choice. Do we wait for the final tick, or make something of ourselves in the meantime?

If you have a passion, why not pursue it while that second-hand is contemplating ticking away to your demise? Smiling, enjoying, experiencing, living.

Is it better to go out with a bang, or sit there moping, knowing you’re a goner?

You get no prizes whatsoever for doing nothing but accept your fate.

Me? I’m doing everything in my power to enjoy those final decades before my demise.

And that means denying mediocrity a chance to get a grip of me. You see mediocrity is no fun at all. Being better brings a smile to your face. Those milliseconds on the clock of eternity can be spent moping or having fun.

Now I have another blog where people speak freely. Deny your own mediocrity by speaking on this one - personally or professionally. Tell me I’m wrong. Or right?

This isn’t a reverse psychology statement - I get stats that show people visit, and I know people read them, but don’t say anything.

But why not make a comment below? Tell everyone how you’re going to make the most of every moment you have before that second-hand ticks. Or just say I am talkng out my backside.

Don’t forget, you can do so anonymously if you’re clever enough to get your comment published below.