For most of us, the daily grind begins with an already-lost battle with our smug alarm clock, a grateful inhaling of strong caffeine, and a five-day per week commute to our place of work.
For those of you in management consulting, the grind is even more extreme, with 5:00 am Monday morning trips to the airport to fly to a remote client site, and returning home only on Thursday night, after living in a hotel room for four days.
The allure of being able to freelance aka work flexibly from home as a highly skilled professional is siren call for many individuals. However, if you are not careful, you can fall into another grind chasing leads without fruition, when working on your own.
Fortune 500 companies and boutique firms are increasingly turning to high-quality online consultants. It’s not surprising that several successful management consultants are flocking to the freelance lifestyle. Many of the excellent self-starter characteristics required to be a successful consultant, are also required for a successful high-end freelance career. In tandem, internet technology has advanced by leaps and bounds, empowering highly skilled professionals to work on complex strategic and analytical projects online. Platforms like sparehire.com and skillquo.com have taken capitalized on this trend.
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