Mediation is generally not a step people take when everything is fine - there's no such thing as "just-in-case" mediation. Yet many people tend to think of mediation as one of two extremes: Either a magical fix-all that will instantly solve their problems or as a perfunctory episode that has no chance of solving their problems. Either attitude can guarantee that mediation fails as a strategy, but there's another factor in mediation failure: A lack of preparation. Success is often directly tied to the effort that both parties bring to it - even more so in mediation. You have to come into the experience prepared in order to give your mediation the best possible chance.
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