I think who you admire shows a lot about your personality in general and I remember learning how important it was from my 4th grade teacher, many moons ago. Admiring someone means we want to be more like them or have more of a specific quality you see in them. I couldn't agree more with Edit about the Manson thing... definitely counseling sessions, maybe some deprogramming too! And of course Jesus is The One I admire the most too. A lot has been said within the media recently concerning power thinking and books are selling like crazy on subject lines like " The Science of Getting Rich " and " The Laws of Attraction ". I consider this on the same level. The one thing they always seem to leave out is the fact that if you're not sure what you want or who you want to attract, you're likely to attract whatever you're most familiar with. That can be a problem.