You're listening to part two of my awesome conversation with Arik Armstead. Arik is a star defensive lineman NFL football player for the San Francisco 49ers and a dedicated philanthropist. He has been nominated for the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for four consecutive seasons, recognizing his on-field excellence and impactful community work.

Time stamps:

00:58 The first contract

• Got a 3-million-dollar check
• Bought a house for his parents

05:08 Managing money and voting

• Managing big money and choosing the right advisers
• Investing money to create wealth and secure the future
• Learning form Randall’s filling out a voting ballot

14:29 Advice to kids that want to be like him

• NFL and NBA statistics
• Fight for your dream and be realistic about your situation
• Use opportunities to better your life, don’t focus only on sports

19:24 The story of Brock Purdy

• The underdog who made it to the top
• Arik doesn’t understand the hate towards him
• Brock is a very good team player and great at improvising

22:24 Ass-kicked by the Detroit Lions

• The atmosphere in the locker room
• The moments of failure that built their team

25:18 Playing in the Super Bowl

• Most watched Super Bowl in history
• Really prepared and focused on the game

27:36 Extreme preparation and top 3 ingredients of success

• Owes his success to preparation
• 3 ingredients of success
  • Ownership over what success truly means for you
  • Sacrifice
  • Determination

30:28 The work-life balance

• In season, it’s tough
• His wife is a physician and has her own career
• They have 3 children
• Never feels like he’s doing enough

34:38 Randall’s funny stories

• Randal’s being mixed up with Jimmy Garoppolo’s dad
• Playing with Tom Brady in the Bahamas
• Two best moments with Kliff Kingsbury

40:50 Fill in the blanks for excellence

• The biggest lesson I've learned in my life is
  • Anything worth having is worth working for
• My number one professional goal is
  • Reach my full potential
• My number one personal goal is
  • To create a happy, healthy, loving home for my family
• And more

46:58 Philanthropic work

• One of the most philanthropic people in professional sports
  • Nominated for Walter Payton Man of the Year 4 times
• His organization is AAP, the Arms Academic Project
• Believes that education equity would solve many societal issues
• They partner with other organizations
• Focusing on literacy with elementary school students
• Offering STEM education to middle school students
• College exploration with the high school students

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