"2 Peter 3:18 ESV: But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and to the day of eternity. Amen."
I chose the above scripture as I reflect on my personal growth in 2025 and look ahead to 2026.
In March 2025, Jodi celebrated an impressive milestone—30 years of dedicated service with The Ohio State University. Since 2009, she has been a valued member of the Shared Infrastructure group at OH-TECH, following years of service in a variety of roles supporting other consortia members. Her long-standing commitment reflects both her adaptability and her dedication to the university community. You can read more about the employment commitment here.
Outside of work, 2025 has been a year of personal challenge and new experiences for Jodi. In May, she competed in her first-ever powerlifting meet, sponsored by XYL – Xpand Your Limits. Joined by a dozen women from Steadfast, the event was both demanding and inspiring. While no awards were earned, the experience itself was deeply rewarding and empowering. Encouraged by that first competition, Jodi returned to the platform in October for her second XYL meet—this time as the sole representative from Steadfast. Although she didn’t feel as strong as she had in May, she showed determination and resilience, giving her best effort and finishing proud of what she accomplished. The May and October meets are recapped in this blog post: May and October on YouTube.
For the near future, Jodi has decided to step back from competition to focus on other interests, particularly kayaking—a new activity she discovered and quickly grew to love this year. She and her husband, Jon, have enjoyed paddling together at Prairie Oaks Metro Park and Deer Creek State Park, including memorable outings with their son Jon and daughter-in-law Rylee. One highlight was completing a challenging 10-mile trip on Big Darby Creek with one of Jon’s friends. Alongside kayaking, Jodi is also working on building her endurance so she can more easily keep pace with Jon on their hikes. Aside from hikes, jogging up three flights of parking garage stairs recently reminded her about improving her aerobic capacity. You can read about one of her kayaking adventures in this blog post from July 2025.
Christmas is around the corner and the gym is operating on a reduced schedule so that coaches can
spend time with their friends and family during the holidays. There will be a transition from a strength-powerlifting focus to Crossfit and aerobic capacity focus. Some appointments in 2026 were already scheduled around late 2025 training schedule so it will be necessary to pivot during those weeks.
If you are looking for guidance for setting goals and planning for personal growth, please feel free to read these previous blog posts.
How to Set Goals that Help You Move Ahead
New Year New Goals (written for 2025)
Self-Sabotage; Nothing Changes if You don't Change
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