01The problem
Sounds familiar? It should. We hear it every week.
Feast, then famine
Every engagement ends. The one after it only exists if you were selling while you delivered, and you were not, because you were delivering.
The network runs dry
The first year of consulting runs on people who already know you. The second year is when that stops, and the alternative is a day of cold outreach for every day of billable work.
The outreach you keep meaning to do
The LinkedIn post you drafted. The list you half built. The follow-up you forgot. It is not a discipline problem. It is a time problem, and it does not go away by being busier.