I don't think that is the point at all. His own projects are so important to him that unless someone offers him $1,000 per hour to work for them, it isn't worth his time. He isn't trying to get new business: he's trying to keep business away, unless it's so lucrative ($10,000 for 1 days work) that it's nonsensical not to take it.

Yes, what I wrote obviously isn't Sam's point, which is plainly written and quite clear.

I was writing about what you as a contractor could potentially do, independent of Sam.