RE: Fail to prepare, prepare to fail.

Well said, you've got to put in the effort or you can't expect to grow. Great analogy at the start too, so many problems in life are avoidable and as you say it just takes a few words or sometimes the opposite a few words unsaid. I'm getting better at the latter as I age and have learned that I don't always have to be right and allowing people little victories can be nice for them and doesn't bother me either way. Sometimes it's those little things that can make all the difference.