Carlos Rosales, director and founder of Consultores Neurosales, continues his organized and useful account of the twelve steps or stages that comprise “the sales hero’s journey.” These are key issues for modern and productive sales management.
“The call to adventure doesn’t arrive with fanfare or grand announcements. In B2B sales, it often appears as a persistent annoyance, difficult to ignore, but easy to postpone. A quarter that no longer closes as it used to. A client who asks for something different and doesn’t respond to the usual pitch. A well-executed presentation that, despite everything, doesn’t generate progress or real commitment.”
-It’s not a collapse. It’s a sign
“At this stage, the salesperson begins to notice that their sales approach no longer has the desired impact. Meetings drag on longer than necessary, decision-makers multiply within the account, and opportunities cool off for no apparent reason. What was once sufficient now falls short. And although some results are still achieved, the effort required is clearly greater.”
-The call to adventure, or the call, doesn’t demand an immediate response, but it does demand attention. It’s that uncomfortable moment when a question arises that breaks the inertia: “What if the problem isn’t the client?” For many professionals, this question is deliberately ignored. They fill out the calendar, insist a little more on the same old thing, and hope that the market will return to a supposed normality that no longer exists.
“The call usually takes very specific forms. A competitor enters the market better positioned without having an objectively superior product. A client values the diagnosis more than the final proposal. A buying process demands strategic clarity and business understanding, not just quick quotes and immediate answers. Everything points in the same direction: the salesperson’s role is changing, even if it’s not always obvious.”
The question isn’t if the call will come, but what you’ll do when you can no longer ignore it
-At this point, there’s still no action. Only awareness. The salesperson perceives that continuing as before is an option, but begins to sense that it’s not the best. They start hearing new terms, different methodologies, or approaches they previously dismissed without much analysis. Not because they’re fully convinced, but because the previous approach no longer provides sufficient answers.
“This moment is key because it defines the tone of the subsequent journey. Those who recognize the call in time gain room to maneuver. They can experiment, adjust their approach, and learn without excessive pressure. Those who ignore it usually react later, when the urgency is greater, results have already suffered, and available options are fewer.”
-The call to adventure doesn’t force you to change everything immediately. It doesn’t demand a radical break with the past. It simply presents a simple and difficult-to-ignore truth: selling today requires something different from what got you here. Ignoring it doesn’t prevent change. It only postpones it.
“And, as in any good story, the question isn’t whether the call will come, but what you’ll do when you can no longer ignore it.”
Author’s bio
Carlos Rosales is a postgraduate professor at several universities in Colombia, Panama, Venezuela, and Guatemala. He is the author of the books “People Buy People,” “People Buy Leaders,” and “Epic Sales Blunders,” with over 90,000 copies sold. He trains sales professionals throughout Latin America and is a high-impact speaker and mentor.
He has been recognized by LinkedIn as one of the Top Voices in Latin America and by GOIntegro as one of the Top 12 HR Influencers in Colombia.
He is currently the director of Consultores Neurosales, a training and human development company with a presence throughout Latin America.
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