Managing life admin without the overwhelm: buying back your time with a virtual assistant - with Sarah Rugg of Vi-VA

May 20, 2025

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#206: Sarah Rugg is an author, entrepreneur and an expert in outsourcing, virtual assistance and life admin. She explains how to free up your time through delegating time consuming tasks, what your own personal assistant can do, and how much it costs to hire a virtual assistant.

What you’ll learn

[01:47] What a virtual assistant is and what their work life looks like.
[02:39] How a virtual assistant can help you.
[04:46] How Sarah started her own virtual assistant business.
[06:50] How to have a good relationship with your virtual assistant.
[08:02] How common having an assistant for your personal life is.
[09:17] Why more people have personal assistants.
[10:15] The average age of people who have personal assistants.
[11:22] The areas of your personal life a virtual assistant can help with.
[13:42] The unexpected tasks virtual assistants can help with.
[15:16] The limits of using a virtual assistant.
[17:30] How to overcome middle class guilt.
[21:06] How people’s lives have been improved through having a virtual assistant.
[22:17] How to know a specific virtual assistant is a good fit for you.
[23:20] How specific you need to be with your requirements for a virtual assistant.
[27:25] The amount of time it takes to get set up with a virtual assistant.
[30:00] The importance of giving your virtual assistant feedback.
[34:35] The pros and cons of using an overseas virtual assistant.
[37:52] How much it costs to get a virtual assistant.
[39:05] How to work out the ROI of a personal assistant.
[40:50] How virtual assistants can leverage AI.
[44:43] How to see if using a virtual assistant is right for you.

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https://changeworklife.com/managing-life-admin-without-the-overwhelm-buying-back-your-time-with-a-virtual-assistant

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