Could you please clarify your meditation? I don't mean your personal feeling toward the terms: consultant, contractor, freelancer, temp worker or vendor.

Are you suggesting it's not enough to call yourself a consultant? Is this about creating a job for yourself (or having one defined for you in the case of onsite temp/freelance work) or building a business by developing relationships with clients.

Whatever the direction, it's not clear right now but could be an interesting discussion.