I read your post as I look down the barrel of finding the next engagement while completing the current one in my new life as a business owner. It feels a bit of a panic, but also a calm that the right opportunity will pop up synchronistically. Maybe that's naive? However when I look back on my career, it been a lot like that AND my current engagement happened like that! I know I need to focus in, but I have also enjoyed the greater freedom being my own boss and being able to maintain the relationships that were important when I worked for someone else.
I'm realising that the journey so far is about being true to me and the future I envisage for myself and my family. BUT yes, I wonder should I return to corporate life, and I do get a SEEK alert that sometimes shows up REALLY interesting jobs that look appealing, but I stop and think and keep pursuing this new life!
It's really important to find a way of creating whatever is your backbone of work, in consulting, Tobias. It definitely pays to pay attention to your sales and opportunities so you learn your sales cycle, because it will help you to build consistent income. In my experience, you absolutely must resist the tendency to relax into an engagement, because luck is opportunity + hard work. Sales is continuous, and when you're busy it's even more important to do it. ^_^
I think you ought to continue pursuing this. You've only been in it the tiniest amount of time. :)
I read your post as I look down the barrel of finding the next engagement while completing the current one in my new life as a business owner. It feels a bit of a panic, but also a calm that the right opportunity will pop up synchronistically. Maybe that's naive? However when I look back on my career, it been a lot like that AND my current engagement happened like that! I know I need to focus in, but I have also enjoyed the greater freedom being my own boss and being able to maintain the relationships that were important when I worked for someone else.
I'm realising that the journey so far is about being true to me and the future I envisage for myself and my family. BUT yes, I wonder should I return to corporate life, and I do get a SEEK alert that sometimes shows up REALLY interesting jobs that look appealing, but I stop and think and keep pursuing this new life!
It's really important to find a way of creating whatever is your backbone of work, in consulting, Tobias. It definitely pays to pay attention to your sales and opportunities so you learn your sales cycle, because it will help you to build consistent income. In my experience, you absolutely must resist the tendency to relax into an engagement, because luck is opportunity + hard work. Sales is continuous, and when you're busy it's even more important to do it. ^_^
I think you ought to continue pursuing this. You've only been in it the tiniest amount of time. :)