by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail
Alternative form of failure to prepare is preparing to fail.
noun
weakness; defect
His worst failing is his temper.
At the High Court in Aberdeen in September, NR pleaded guilty to a series of failings, including failing to tell the driver that it was unsafe to drive the train at the 75mph line speed.
prep
If what follows is not possible; without.
A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
name
A surname.