I _am_ relentlessly resourceful_ always have been since I was a kid. I'm now trying to mentor our admin asst to have more initiative and be responsible for small projects so I won't have to itemize her to-do's. I always had a hard time dealing with team members who aren't proactive from previous organizations, at least to the level I expect, but I _know_ it can be 'acquired' with proper guidance.
I found this comment pretty odd. We HAVE to bootstrap/do consulting just to GET STARTED already! Doing consulting gigs requires us to stay current and in the loop and helps us learn to deal with customers. Staying in the corporate world didn't grant the flexibility we needed. But, yes, client work can be very distracting and takes up a lot of time. But hey, we have to SURVIVE.