Starting a business used to be just a distant fantasy—something you tossed around in between jobs as a high schooler or even as you sat at a desk in corporate America. But now you've done it. And though you're proud, you've also got 14 things to do before breakfast—and only space for nine in your hectic schedule. Think you can't get through it all?  It can be done. Here are some methods to keep you from madness:

Quit crying. All the time you spend lamenting the different things you have to do is self-defeating. The more time you spend worrying, putting things off and spinning your wheels, the more you add to your workload. Watch how quickly that pile on your desk disappears when you stop killing time and actually attack it.

Eschew perfection. So many people don't turn in work, they never get things done, they never start a business because they're waiting until it's perfect. Life isn't perfect—you're always doing things that are less than optimal. You have to take a risk. Maybe you'll make a wrong decision, but you have to make the decision and move on.

Meet smart. Try scheduling 20-minute meetings, either 20 minutes before lunch or 20 minutes before 5 p.m. People want to go to lunch, and they want to go home. Tell them, "We're not leaving until we finish," and watch how quickly the work gets done.

Make time to have fun. Remember what it is you're working for. You started a business in order to enjoy your life more fully—not to be at the mercy of anyone else's schedule. Scheduling fun time to relax is just as important as scheduling that management meeting. It will refresh you and give you the energy you need to tackle more work. How to do it? Get efficient, and get your work done as soon as you get it—when it's out of the way, you can move on to the fun stuff.

Don't dwell on the past. This goes for past victories as well as past defeats. Don't complain about what went wrong.  If you've just had the worse sales year in the history of the company, go out and [cool off] for 10 minutes and then get back to work trying to improve it. And if you've had the best sales year in the history of your company, go out and [celebrate] for 10 minutes and then get back to work and improve it. You celebrate victories for a short period of time, and you mourn defeats for a short period of time."

The key to juggling all the stuff in your life?  Remember to enjoy the process of growing your business. It's why you got started in the first place.