Do you have what it takes to be successful as a notary signing agent?

Victoria Ring---Bio

In the May 2005 issue of The National Notary Magazine on Page 19, there is an excellent article written by David S. Thun.  In the article, David makes an clear and concise point about the necessity of notary education.  David states:

"In some ways, the role of the Notary is similar to driving an automobile. In order to drive, a person first needs access to a vehicle and a license, much as a Notary needs a commission and tools. For the most part, vehicles, like the physical tools of the Notary office -- seal, journal and certificates -- are relatively easy to obtain and available from many sources.  But if a person gets into a car with no knowledge of basic driving procedures and the laws of the state, the experience of driving is likely to be short, unpleasant and get the driver into trouble. Notarizing documents can be thought of in the same way."

I agree with David 100%. He hit the nail on the head! Within any industry there are always people who are lazy and "think they know it all."  They do not seek out education or have the character trait needed to learn how to do their job well. (They just want to jump in a car and drive.) Instead of having this much needed character trait, there will always exist some people (within any industry or work environment) who will continue to never understand how to implement professional behavior. All the rest of us can do is just accept it. You cannot change them.

Hopefully, the majority of people taking the time to actually read this article are NOT like these people.  I want to think that many of you actually crave education in the notary signing agent business. You have the desire to succeed in a freelance business of your own and you want to build that business with integrity and respect. All in all, you also know it will take time, money and a lot of hard work to build your business -- but you don't care! You are driven by a specific character trait within you.  (If this describes you, the first thing you need to do is thank God that you have it.  Lots of people do not.)

It took me a long time to realize this.  When I started my first business back in 1988, I typeset camera-ready ads for mail order publications. To me, each ad I created was a work of art and I couldn't wait until the customer received it.  Because people liked the quality of my work, they reordered from me on a consistent basis.  It didn't take long before "lazy" people were cutting out the ads I designed after the publication was printed. They would cut and paste tiny bits of paper, covering up the information from the original advertiser, and placing their ad inside.  Of course this destroyed the original work of art, aside from the fact that my design had been stolen.  So you see, I learned almost 20 years ago that "lazy" people exist everywhere.  As a good and honest business owner, you need to learn how to recognize these people as soon as possible in an effort to avoid them.  To be successful, surround yourself with successful people in your life and eliminate the others who do nothing but "use" you because they are too lazy to do the work themselves.