No matter what happens in your life, you have control over one thing: what you pay attention to. Control your attention, control your experience.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/control-your-attention-control-your-experience
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