MICHAEL D. MARCUS’S MEDIATION MESSAGE NO. 135 “DON’T GIVE UP. DON’T EVER GIVE UP.” – JIMMY VALVANO Intensive preparation is a sine qua non for a successful mediation. (See Mediation Messages 42 and 111 for preparation elements.) After that, it’s important that all participants, including the mediator, maintain a positive attitude throughout the mediation’s ups and downs, which will surely occur. Mediation can produce a combination of emotions – some positive and some not so…