My full name is Broderick Allen Durisseau where Allen is my middle name.

Broderickallen.com was a product of vision. I asked myself “What name would I want to be known as long term?” My last name Durisseau has been a source of frustration. Having to spell it out, having people misspell it, mispronounce it, forget it etc., so why not just cut off the last name and stick with Broderick Allen? Allen was easier to spell and remember and to me at the time it just seemed to roll off the tongue better. It’s still part of my full name anyway. Why not change it to exactly what I want?

From that point on I had every intention of legally changing my name to Broderick Allen. I wrote it on my vision board and registered through social media and Twitter as Broderick Allen. I started broderickallen.com and even the posts on my first blog You Got Dunked On are as Broderick Allen.

Coming to accept my name

As time has went by, I’ve started to realize that there are many people I’ve seen with the last name Allen already out there. Debbie Allen, Tim Allen, Robert Allen, Marc Allen, Woody Allen and countless more that I don’t know. Durisseau is a unique name and I’ve become more accepting of it.

I’ve also come to realize how little my name matters in the grand scheme of things. If my blog creates value like I want it to, people won’t stop coming because my name is difficult to spell. I used to visit heylarryhughespleasestoptakingsomanybadshots.com. The length of that domain name didn’t stop me from going there. If it’s really a purple cow, people will find it.

I’ve registered broderickdurisseau.com and right now I’m in the process of moving this blog to that domain.

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