There is the saying that proper preparation prevents poor performance.
This statement holds a lot of truth. If you prepare for situations, you will most likely not have issues. Manual problems that people face in life affects them because they weren't prepared for it.
There's hardly anything you'd want to do that someone else hasn't done before. It's wise to learn from people's past experiences and tailor your preparations to prevent falling into the same trap.
The failures we have today in society are are due to poor or no preparations.
There's also the saying that failure to plan is planning to fail. This is true in virtually all situations.
Even in relationships and marriages, you can plan ahead and look at things from every angle. Read books and gain wisdom on how to handle issues that may arise.
Many ladies have emotional issues. If you are better prepared, you'd know how to help yourself and not be the victim of your own emotions.
Many guys don't know how to handle women. Then don't know that women have different psychological make-up that's differs from men.
Women are emotional beings. Men are logical beings. None is better than the other. They both work together to produce success.
It's preparation that matters. It's when preparations meets the with opportunity that success happens.
It's good to go with the flow when you are sure that there would be no obstacles ahead.
You can't just decide you're going to build a house unless you're absolutely certain that you have all the resources to combat any challenges that may arise in the process.
I'd go for preparations, any time, any day!