The How & Why to Becoming a Wedding Officiant with Sonita Leak, The Marriage Notary

The SideHustle Lounge

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Episode 8:
Blog Description:
Believe it or not, becoming a wedding officiant or celebrant is relatively easy to do, depending on the state you live in. Sonita shares her journey from timid notary to thriving, self-confident officiant in today's episode. Vow to take this role seriously, and you can reap the rewards of being a part of the happiest day of your couple's lives.
Bio: As one of the National Notary Association’s Notary of the Year Special Honorees for 2019,
Certified and Background-Screened Signing Agent Sonita M. Leak is a mentor to a nationwide group of Notaries Public.
She has changed the Notary game by making it appeal to the masses with her authentic style of Social Media posting.
Sonita was determined, as a single Mother of six children not to fail. With over 5,000 loan, mortgage and other document signings under her belt, she is looked at as an ultimate warrior in the Notary Signing Agent business.
Not only is she a Notary Public, but as one here in the State of South Carolina, she, like other Notaries in the state can officiate wedding ceremonies as part of her duties.
As the Owner of GreenvilleNotary.com, she also officiates under WeddingsbySonita.com.
Timestamps:
29:35 Work toward perfection but don't ever beat yourself up if you make a mistake. Know that you did your best, and be proud of it.
33:13 I don't look at anyone as competition. You are who you are, you do what you do. If you do it well, people will cling to you and hire you.
38:45 At a certain point, I stopped focusing on other peoples businesses, and started putting everything that I did into mine. When I did that, it started taking off!
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