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The Next Normal

Geneva Fortson
9 min readJun 29, 2020

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The first worldwide Pandemic in over one hundred years resulted in Americans being forced to shelter in place. Schools closed, Americans saw their jobs disappear overnight, and we even saw national distractions like sports and entertainment come to a complete halt.

It became clear that the world had changed and people began to speculate what a “new normal” would look like.

Society is ever evolving because events dictate that we evolve and change in order to adapt to our environment. I don’t think it is a new normal. It is the next version of “Normal”

What will the “Next Normal”l look like?

I would like to share my ideas of what the “Next Normal” will look like. I believe that society will be influenced more by function and less by influencers. I believe that society will be less materialistic and the age of super consumption will end.

Society will focus on connection and human to human contact. As a society we will return to spirituality and there will be new leaders to emerge with fresh ideas.

Influenced more by Function and less by influencers

Prior to the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic the reach of influencers was already beginning to decline. As far back as 2019 there were articles written about how companies were turning from…

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Geneva Fortson
Geneva Fortson

Written by Geneva Fortson

Health and Lifestyle Transformation Coach, Women’s Health and Wellness Expert, Women’s Empowerment Evangelist, and recorder of the human experience

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