Rule #1: Don#039;t spend too much time looking for your next job. As I discuss in my article for Harvard Business, "Need to Find a Job? Stop Looking So Hard," searching for a job more than 1-2 hours a day will actually make it less likely you#039;ll find one.Rule #2: Focus your time on what you#039;re truly passionate about. Get more training. Expand your comfort zone with new activities, new people. Studies show that 80 percent of jobs are found through networking. Which is what you#039;re doing when you pursue your passion with other people. So do it without guilt. Spend your newfound spare time doing what you enjoy with people whom you enjoy.Rule #3: Let those people know you want to make your money doing these things. Don#039;t hammer it in. Just mention it. Once.Successful people are passionate, obsessed. And obsession isn#039;t motivated by money. It#039;s deeper than that. Find your obsession. Let it loose.Employers want to hire someone who is naturally driven. Self-motivated. You#039;ll work at your obsession all the time because you want to. And that kind of persistence, that kind of focus, is worth a lot of money.But don#039;t make the mistake of chasing the money. That#039;s what got us into this mess in the first place. Let the money chase you.Most people are afraid to do that. Afraid of the risk. Afraid of the gap in their resume. They try to cover it up. Find ways to explain it away. But my advice to employers is hire for the gap. It#039;s often the most interesting part of a person#039;s life. What does a person do when they don#039;t have anything they have to do? What do they do in their spare time? If you can hire someone for that, you#039;ll find your star.
