(noun) The act of preparing or getting ready.
"Plan for what it is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small."
"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."
"It’s useful to compare our preparations for epidemics with our preparations for war."
"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
"Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation."
"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."