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