Being a premium, solo consultant overcomes every frustrating aspect of grinding it out as a tech employee.

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After nearly three decades in software, I've learned a hard truth: most developers never actually escape the grind—they just upgrade to a slightly nicer cage.

I hit that realization years ago when I opened my laptop to track my hours and suddenly saw it for what it was: the same deadlines, the same pressure, the same feeling that no one really cared what I thought.

I wasn't consulting… I was just coding for a different employer.

I walk through the GRIND acronym to show why the industry keeps you stuck as a task-runner, and how shifting into a specialized, outcome-driven consulting model gives you autonomy, stability, and respect.

(00:00:00) Welcome To Developer Reborn
(00:00:34) I Was Doing Fake Consulting
(00:01:47) The Low Value Generalist Trap
(00:04:19) The Delusion Of Employee Stability
(00:06:24) Communicate Your Value Or Stay Invisible
(00:07:50) Don't Normalize Being A Victim
(00:09:31) Consultants Never Defer To Clients, They Lead

Want to Build Your Consulting Offer?

Join me and other software professionals inside the 4-day Consulting Offer Workshop where you'll map your experience to business value, create a premium offer (at least $300/hr effective rate), and practice pitching it in a supportive group. Sign up at the link above.