Noun. A human-created situation that drains away initiative or original effort.
From gumption (spunk; resourcefulness; sensible initiative) + trap (a trick or contrivance for catching and holding people or animals).
Your constant objections are turning this meeting into a gumption trap.
Don't ask Linda to get involved with anything that has to get done right away; the woman is a walking gumption trap.
Surfing the Web has become a gumption trap for millions of people.
1) The thing you pull to get your grit together
2) A place where you can find your mental strength to get through change
3) An event that occurs that triggers your inner leading lady/man
She located her Gumption-Trigger and set forth to create her own future