(noun) The act of preparing or getting ready.
"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure."
"I will prepare and some day my chance will come."
"Success is where preparation and opportunity meet."
"Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation."
"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."