The world of entrepreneurship is more fast-paced than ever. In my case, I spearhead my own PR agency, run a household of five kids and serve on several boards in addition to some volunteer and pro bono work. Between the narrow and infrequent slits in my schedule, I try to squeeze in time for my own interests and hobbies just to keep myself sane.

As much as I relish being a girl boss, it's a constant juggling act of managing multiple responsibilities — overseeing operations, nurturing client relationships and staying ahead of industry trends — and the workload can quickly become beyond daunting. As a result, work-life balance becomes a distant dream, and burnout looms large on the horizon.

A few months ago, I collapsed on the couch at 11 p.m. and told my husband, "I can't handle the load right now." So we talked about what I could do — change or reframe — to make the unmanageable manageable.

Here are six tactics to control time and work demands that are spinning out of control.

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It would be great if we were all programmed to rise at dawn, peacefully meditate for 15 minutes, work straight through at an incredible pace for five hours until lunch and then return to the desk after a 30-minute break for another amazingly productive run until five o'clock sharp. Is that what your day looks like? I didn't think so.

Over the years, I couldn't help but learn my own "work efficiency clock" — the hours I'm most tuned in and prone to productivity (not to mention relatively free of household duties). For me, these spans are 8 to 11:30 a.m., 1 to 4 p.m., then........

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