The following are common types of obstacles.
Problems that stand in the way of goals.
Obstacles are a common part of the human experience that everyone will face.
However, some people have a higher load of obstacles than others potentially due to underlying issues such as poverty.
A problem that relates to a goal.
Financial, a lack of financial resources, is one type of obstacle.
Poverty is a fundamental type of life obstacle.
Time is another type of obstacle, such as a student who has to take care of a sick relative at home may have much less time for study than their peers.
Health problems can severely drain the time, energy, focus and resources of an individual, which is also a type of obstacle.
A lack of resources is another type of obstacle, for example, a student who has no working electronic devices when their school suddenly shifts to learn-from-home.
Other types of obstacles include stability, problems fitting into the systems and institutions of society, cultural capital, education, relationships, social, biases, quality of life, knowledge, failures, technical, infrastructure, and political obstacles.
Internal obstacles can relate to a person themselves including their personality, talents, behavior and cognitive limitations.