Challenges as a graphic designer

For me the biggest challenge has been learning the expert skills needed in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Illustrator. There are tons of free tools out there but I've found the need to use Adobe to get that extra design feel to it. The great news is that there are so many cheap online courses so it should be easy to fix. Finding steady employment can be tricky but as long as you have a good portfolio and you continue to network you'll be great!