Typical obstacles to your career development as a technical communicator include:
- Time
 - Procrastination
 - Money
 - Lack of awareness of new trends, tools, and methodologies
 - Lack of awareness of continuing education opportunities
 - In-decision: deciding what to do next
 - Not asking questions of colleagues in the profession
 - Avoidance of inquiring with experts
 - Not doing career advancement steps in the correct order
 - Not thinking through a career move