You don't have a job unless you create one for yourself. You don't have a paying job, unless you successfully sell services to clients, invoice, and get paid. Because getting paid is contingent, future cash flows should be discounted.

Notice I didn't mention doing the work. It's not that some work doesn't need to be done, it's that doing work for clients is not directly related to getting paid. Partially that's because sometimes clients don't pay. Partially because sometimes contractors don't invoice. Partially because, it is easier to make non-paying work such as ordering office furniture than it is to make paying work by identifying prospects, qualifying leads, and closing sales.

Good luck.