If you get too self-conscious and begin to succumb to perceived peer pressure instead of doing what you want to do in life, remember that no one really cares and that people are focused mostly on themselves. Will you really change the course of your life over something that people might talk about for maybe a day (if they even notice)?
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/no-one-cares-and-thats-a-good-thing
You decide what meaning the events in your life have to you.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/you-can-find-meaning-in-whatever-happens-to-you
Asking where you see yourself in five years is a good exercise to determine both where you're going and what you want to be doing today to reach your desired future state.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/where-do-you-see-yourself-in-five-years