To develop and sustain motivation toward your goals, you need both the desire to drive you forward as well as the belief necessary to overcome setbacks and adversity. Unfortunately, the more desirable a goal is, the less believable it usually is; balance the desirability and believability of your goals to optimize your determination.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/balancing-desire-and-belief
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