me vs. me

it’s difficult to separate your personal self from your public self, especially when your brand is your person. there’s a very fine line and it’s very easy to blur. antoine thomas is dominic antoine thomas. the two are the same person, not alter egos or extreme personae. [and i'm not bashing anyone who does that, what works for you, works for you!] but there are aspects of antoine thomas, the personal, that i don’t want to show in dominic antoine thomas, the public. but where is that line? when does dominic become a shell of antoine, or antoine become a shell due to dominic? confusing?

dominic antoine thomas is antoine thomas. i’m the same person. but, antoine is my personal life. if i’m with friends, i’m with family, i’m living life. [whether they call me antoine or dominic] dominic is my public life. the book signings, the politically correct, etc. but that doesn’t seem right…i’m trying to work this out…it’s funny…i’m not even famous but i’m thinking about this…maybe i’ll just alternate.