You have a to-do list a mile high and no idea how to organize it. Worse still, the requests keep coming in and you just can't seem to prioritize. Has this happened to you? Here's my advice for getting a handle on things.

The first thing you should do is ask your boss. Oh, wait. You're an entrepreneur. You don't have a boss. When you quit your day job you also quit the opportunity to pass off the responsibility of prioritizing. Don't panic, though.

Whenever I feel overwhelmed, my best friend reminds me to write out a to-do list to get everything out of my head. Once the stuff is on paper, it never seems as daunting. I can stop worrying and start working.

So the first thing I suggest is to make a list of everything you need to accomplish. At this point, order is not important. Just make sure you get it all down and we will work on order in a minute.

Now that you have it all written down, spend a minute or so considering the following elements:

Time

How long do you think this project will take? Is it a quick fifteen-minute fix or do you need to dedicate a full week to complete it? Projects have a way of mutating once you start working on them, so you don't have to hold yourself to this. Just try your best to come up with an idea of the amount of time you will need for the task.

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