I did coding freelancing for some time now. But i'm thinking on doing consulting working in a completely unrelated thing. At the end of the day, what gives me pleasure is adding value to other folks.
Ure, if you don't see yourself coding at all or doing technical work, doing consulting in an unrelated things is perfectly fine. I guess it's easier if you already got some experience in the field but at the end of the day the only thing that matters is signing clients