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