Life begins when life begins.
One characteristic is chutzpah, another is panache. This isn't a dictionary, go look them up dummy. Actually some O.F.'s might take the opportunity to sit down and give you a forty minute dissertation on chutzpah and panache, but that usually doesn't happen after they achieve the 1st level or OF1. My friend Red, a bit of a late bloomer achieved OF status in 70's. Red had big hands, so any woman that rated a two hander or better tended to be a bit too top heavy to go out in a strong wind.