U.S. News & World Report has a great column on
8 Job Search Lessons You Can Learn from the Super Bowl. 
Here are a few more tips for the millions of talented executives
considering a job change or even a career change: 

• Keep up your interview skills.  If you’re like most
  people, these skills may have slipped over the years.  Seek
  opportunities to present yourself and talk about your achievements,
  so you’ll be better prepared when an interview comes your way.
• Be patient.  In this era of flattening hierarchies and
  cross-collaboration, even leading employers have slowed their
  search processes, and that means delays for candidates. 
• Dance.  Or sing.  Or bowl.  Or do any other one
  thing that brings joy to your day.  Having a happier life will
  help your job search.
• Most important, don’t let fear hold you back.  As Lara
  Galinsky writes in the HBR Blog Network, “fear
  means go.”  The bottom line: you can freeze with fear and
  turn your fate over to circumstance.  Or you can take control
  where possible, and make the most of every opportunity to energize
  your career. 

Good luck!