My inner voice is harsh but analyze: would I talk to friend this way? Map self-talk: what I say to myself, tone used, impact on confidence. Calculate: harsh self-talk vs. compassionate self-talk vs. confidence. Show me the self-talk trap: internal critic destroys confidence. Give me the self-talk shift: talk to myself like I'd talk to friend. Include: whether my self-talk is unnecessarily harsh, what compassionate self-talk sounds like, and how to change inner voice.