To create a life plan, you need to understand four things: what drives you in life, what you want or need to do to achieve your goals, how you will proceed forward, and what success will get you in terms of outcomes or benefits.
https://yourmeaninginlife.com/blog/create-your-life-strategy-in-four-easy-steps
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