Hey there, it’s Hannah. :) I've been thinking a bit about how most new freelancers start on Upwork or Fiverr. I forget at times that this is still pretty much the first exposure many have to working online, and that for some, it's where their entire business lives. And that's fine - in the beginning! I started there too, though on a different platform that no longer exists - showing my age. My first-ever gig was for $5 (I know, I know), and I quickly decided this was not how I would proceed...
13 days ago • 5 min read
Hey there, it’s Hannah. :) I watched the new Netflix dinosaur series this week, and it left me thinking about something much bigger than prehistoric creatures. When you zoom out and look at the history of life on Earth, it’s staggering, really. Dinosaurs ruled this planet for around 165 million years. Entire ecosystems and civilizations rose and disappeared long before we ever showed up. Then one day, an asteroid hits, and the climate changes, and just like that, the dominant species on...
20 days ago • 2 min read
Hey there, it's Hannah. :) Something I've been thinking about lately is how easy it is to get swept up in whatever is new, loud, and trending in the business world. Sometimes it's fun, and even useful to do so, but othertimes, it's just taking us away from the stuff that works. Every week, there's a new thing we're supposed to master. A new platform to jump on. A new guru explaining that the old way of doing things is "dead". Sell this way, launch that way, use this AI tool, post on this...
28 days ago • 4 min read
Hey there! Hannah here :) I recently spoke with a good friend of mine who told me she's feeling completely stuck in the USA. She has been seriously considering making a move elsewhere, but she has no idea where to begin. I informed her about the many visa options available and mentioned one of my longtime business buddies and friends, Cepee (rhymes with peppy) Tabibian, who helps women over 30 move abroad. I didn't want to gatekeep that info, so let me tell you what I shared with her. First,...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi friends, it's Hannah :) There is something I have been reflecting on recently that I suspect many people in support-based, service-based, or entrepreneurial roles experience, but rarely talk about openly. It is the idea of having what psychologists call thin boundaries. Thin boundaries are a personality trait first studied by psychologist Ernest Hartmann. His research explored how some people experience life with very permeable emotional, psychological, and sensory borders. In simple...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Hi friends, Hannah here! I’ve just wrapped up a really full, energizing, and snowy weekend in New York City, where I was speaking at the Travel & Adventure Show on both Saturday and Sunday, and I wanted to take a moment to share a little from the experience with you. Create Opportunities Saturday’s session was all about being a creator. We talked about social media, newsletters, building an audience, and turning your existing skills into a sustainable work-from-anywhere freelance business. So...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Hey friends, Hannah here 👋 Over the weekend, I thought a lot about investments. And not just the financial kind. That’s because I recently hit a pretty big milestone: I officially reached my Coast FIRE number. FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early, and there are several versions of it. Coast FIRE means this: if I never invest another cent from today onward, my existing investments should still carry me to my early retirement goal. And just to be clear, “retirement” for me...
2 months ago • 4 min read
Hey friends, Hannah here! I hope this year has started strong for you! Although I'm not sure anything can beat my start, I got my inbox down from 69,780 emails to 0! 🤯 But alas, I did not do it alone. In fact, that brings me to today's topic... We just hired a new team member here at DNK, the wonderful Tara Lonergan! Which brings our small but mighty dream team to 5! Small team = big business, and inbox zero haha 💪 Meet the team... Funnily enough, I’d actually been secretly wondering about...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hey friends, Hannah here 😊 First of all - Happy New Year! And what a year it's been. 2025 has held a lot of introspection for me, and it has me thinking about how fast I think versus how fast I act. And so, the topic of today's email came about... There’s a weird assumption floating around that if you think fast, you should also act fast. And if you don’t, something must be wrong. Indecisive. Flaky. Overthinking. Lazy. A lot of freelancers and entrepreneurs feel this tension immediately. Most...
3 months ago • 3 min read